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77DA11

This engraving illustrates the long cylinder pin that should appear on all 1877 Colt D.A. pistols with short barrels.  Since the barrels were too short to fit an ejector, the cylinder pin was used to poke the spent cartridges out of the cylinder.

Copyright 2008
by Ed Buffaloe.