I've wanted one of these for years but couldn't find one in decent shape that wasn't outrageously priced. Finally a friend called and hooked me up.
The grips in the picture are reproductions off E-bay until I find a nice vintage pair of genuine stags. It came with plastic stags that were cracked.
It's in 45 Colt and is a decent shooter. The gun was made in 1928.

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Be still my heart... That's a beauty.

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Eccentric old coot

What's the barrel length, looks like it's about a mile......

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OGCA Member.

Owned many, but have kept none. Once you get used to a good S&W double action, no Colt on this earth feels as good. Just sayin. But this one, the last of mine, is very special. Made in 1918 and in museum quality condition. Even the bore is pristine. It was targeted at the factory and shot very accurately. The 38-40 cartridge as the caliber back in the day of professional gunfighters...the world's first true 10mm.







The new owner is a very happy man!

Keith

I like that 38/40, mint. Mine is a 7 1/2 barrel.

That's a 7 1/2" barrel. Standard lengths for the NS were 4 1/2", 5 1/2" and 7 1/2".

I once had a near perfect 7 1/2" .38-40, but couldn't find reasonable ammo for it. This was back before the cowboy shooters and even before 10 mm and .40 S&W ammo was available. Very few affordable bullet moulds or dies were around either.

I wound up trading it on a Colt Police Positive Special in .38 special.

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John 3:16
WAR EAGLE!

That is a real beauty.

I too had been looking for a New Service in .45 Colt for a long time. I finally found one, but the finish is not anywhere close to yours. I wanted a 5.5" barrel but the one I found has the 7.5" but I bought it anyway.

One thing I have wondered about: Mine has wood stocks with RAC stamped into them. Does this indicate the revolver was military issue? Or maybe just the stocks?

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You're shy a few manners.

That looks like the New Service .45 Colt I owned many years ago. Mine had a 7.5" barrel

Maybe. RAC is Rinaldo A. Carr, a government inspector at Colt. However, to my knowledge, the only New Service-frame DA revolvers purchased and used by the U. S. Army were the Model 1909 and the Model 1917. The first is chambered for the .45 Model 1909 cartridge, basically the .45 Colt but with a larger rim diameter, the second is chambered in .45 ACP. Both have 5.5" barrels. The M1909 wooden grips are stamped R.A.C. on the bottom flats. I don't think M1917 wooden grips have inspector stamps on them. Are there any other Army stamps on your revolver? Both the M1909 and M1917 revolvers have Army stamps on the butt of the grip frame. You may have M1909 grips on your NS revolver. Check to see if there are penciled SNs on the back sides of the grips. Colt did that on the M1909 grips, at least all I have seen.

Very, very nice New Service. I am green with envy.

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Wayne
Torn & Frayed

A very nice sidearm there.

Mine is from 1939 and was shipped to the New York State Police in July 1940. It is one of my favorite Colt revolvers.

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I am a sheep dog!
1601 (ret)

Have my Dad's 1938/39 NS in .357magnum with King Sights and action job.....his primary duty and target gun till the mid-60s..... a family heirloom!!!!