Colt New Service

The Colt New Service was produced for government contracts and civilian sales between 1898 and 1944. It came in a plethora of popular calibers available during its lengthy production run and was also available in a number of finishes and barrel lengths. The revolver was most commonly chambered in a variety of .45 caliber rounds, including ACP and Colt. It served American forces during the First World War and accompanied many police officers in their duties throughout the first half of the twentieth century.

They were built in .45 Colt, .44-40, .38-40, .38 Special, .455 Webley and, eventually, .357 Magnum. The most numerous model was that in .455 Webley for issue to the British military in World War 1. The US Army also used the New Service in .45 Colt as the M1909, adopted temporarily to replace the failed series of .38 Long Colt revolvers used since 1889, until the semi-automatic M1911 pistol then under testing was ready for service. A variant chambered in .45ACP using half-moon clips, the M1917, would be introduced during WW1 to supplement short supplies of M1911s. Over 151,000 were delivered - the largest variant in New Service production of approximately 356,000.

Colt New Service Revolver - .45 ACP. The Army adopted a version of the New Service, the Colt M1917, with plain wooden grips and a lanyard ring in WWI.

Colt New Service Revolver - .45 LC. The military version of this revolver is the M1909 (also chambered for .45 Long Colt)

Model 1909 Colt Army Revolver - .45 LC. This model is stamped "Property of U.S. Government" under barrel and "M1909" on front bottom of grip strap. Grips not original - US issue bore plain uncheckered walnut.

Colt New Service - .38 Special

Colt New Service - .44-40

Colt New Service 1935-1936 - .357 Magnum.

New Service chambered in .455 Eley.

Colt New Service - .45 caliber

Specifications

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .45 Colt, .455 Webley, .44-40, .44 Special, .38-40, .357 Magnum, others

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)

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The Colt New Service revolver can be seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

Films

• Robbery suspect in Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)

• Lawrence Tierney as John Dillinger and Marc Lawrence as Doc Madison in Dillinger (1945)

• Andrew Stevens as RCMP Contable Adams in Death Hunt (1981)

• Prime Cut (1972)

• Tom Sizemore as Dewitt Albright in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

• Peggy Cummins as Annie Laurie Starr in Gun Crazy (1949)

• Mia Farrow as Jacqueline de Bellefort in Death on the Nile (1978)

• Multiple characters in Last Man Standing (1996)

• David U. Hodges as Shooter (the same Jack Napier/The Joker) in Batman Forever.

• Paul Reynolds as Chris Craig in Let Him Have It - (.455 British Service and with shortened barrel) (1991)

• Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney) and Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne) in Miller's Crossing (1990)

• Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier/The Joker in Batman (1989)

• Warren Oates as John Dillinger in Dillinger (1973)

• Harry Dean Stanton as Homer Van Meter in Dillinger (1973)

• No Blade Of Grass (1970)

• Pretty Boy Floyd (1960)

• Frank Hamer (Denver Pyle), Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

• Trevor Bardette as Art Huck in The Big Sleep (1946)

• The Death Kiss (1932)

• The Racketeer (1929)

• Steve Kanaly as United States Marine Corp Capt. Jerome in The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• Used by gang members in Death Wish 3 (1985)

• Brian Law as young Dan Saxton in Beyond the Law (1992)

Television

• Red West as Cliff in The Greatest American Hero (1981-1983)

• William Katt as Edward Marshall in Rough Riders (1997)

• Seen in a chest holster on Mail Call.

• Joseph Mazzello as Eugene Sledge in The Pacific

• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)

• Band of Brothers

Video Games

• Red Dead Redemption