I wonder if it irked S&W to have to stamp “Colt” on the barrel?
My 4” 25-5.
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S&W in 45 Colt..
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I doubt it, especially if it sells.
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Smith doesn't seem, to me, to have had a problem with that. They marked their 32/20 M&Ps as "32 Winchester".
Colt didn't like it. "We will not put 38 Smith & Wesson on our revolvers! That cartridge is now a 38 Colt New Police!!!!" Oooookay
I've also heard that Marlin did not like it. That's why we have the 30/30, and the 44/40. Because Marlin did not want to put 30 WINCHESTER centerfire and 44 WINCHESTER centerfire on their guns.
But there was one pistol maker - Merwin and Hubert?? Something like that - that just marked their pistols "Winchester rifle cartridge".
Colt didn't like it. "We will not put 38 Smith & Wesson on our revolvers! That cartridge is now a 38 Colt New Police!!!!" Oooookay
I've also heard that Marlin did not like it. That's why we have the 30/30, and the 44/40. Because Marlin did not want to put 30 WINCHESTER centerfire and 44 WINCHESTER centerfire on their guns.
But there was one pistol maker - Merwin and Hubert?? Something like that - that just marked their pistols "Winchester rifle cartridge".
Smith & Wesson didn't have a problem because Winchester was not a competitor. The .30-30 and .44-40 cartridge designations indicated caliber and powder charge weight.
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After 100+ years of the .45 Colt I don't think they really care.
