Introduced in 1990, the Colt Anaconda is a large-frame, double-action revolver with a full-lugged barrel and six-round cylinder. It marked Colt's first entry into the large-bore magnum revolver ...

Despite its success in the single-action revolver market, Colt fell behind when double-action revolvers became popular in the late 1870s. The Colt 1878 was a robust, large-frame revolver that ...

The Hogue grips that come standard on the new Colt Anaconda do a good job of dampening felt recoil with even full-house .44 Magnum loads. Yamil Sued At The Range. My first range trip with the new ...

Although replaced in 1892 with a new Colt double-action revolver, the M1873 remained in limited service with the U.S. military, seeing action in the Spanish American War, ...

Colt’s managed to move 4,000 machine tools, some of them five times, ... a small-frame .38- caliber pistol for women and a .44- caliber Anaconda double-action revolver for hunters. ...

1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, ... 1877 - First effective double-action revolver. 1879 - Lee box magazine patented.

Although replaced in 1892 with a new Colt double action revolver, the M1873 remained in limited service with the U.S. military, seeing action in the Spanish American War, ...