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Cartridge comparison

In March of 1908, in an effort to resolve extraction problems with the Army Contract Colt 1907 pistols, the bevel of the extractor groove was increased.  The early .45 is on the right, and the modified cartridge on the left.

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by Ed Buffaloe.

 

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