A well-known four-star general in the United States Army during World War II. George Patton, also known as "hot blood iron gall" and "blood gall veteran", was born in a California military family, since 1909 After graduating from the West Point Military Academy and entering the army, he has been on the battlefield for a long time. It can be said that he has spent half of his life on the battlefield. He often accompanies him through the battlefield smoke and smoke. Round pistol.
In the life of General Patton, he has worn more than one pistol, but it is the 4.75 that he loves most. Inch M1873. In 1872, the Colt Company purchased the patented technology of rear-mounted revolver from American Charles B. Richards and W. Mason, and in 1873 designed and manufactured the widely circulated later M1873 single-action revolver.
Colt M1873 revolver, 0.45 inch caliber, equipped with 0.45 inch Colt long bullet, warhead mass 16.5g, muzzle velocity 293m/s, good stopping effect at close range. The US military named it the M1873 Colt Army single-action revolver, and it is equipped with the army in large quantities.
Since the birth of the first Colt Army single-action revolver, the gun has launched a series of more than 50 different models. pistol. But the most representative one is this one, the Colt Army single-action revolver.
M1873 single-action revolver uses a single-action launch mechanism, that is, when launching, you need to pull the hammer to At the stand-by position, the trigger can be triggered again by pulling the trigger.
M1873 adopts fixed-type revolver seat, there is an aiming groove on the top of the gun, and the tail is a v-shaped notch sight, which can be fast and close. Aiming, so the shooting accuracy is much higher than similar products.
M1873 revolver has a one-piece design with hammer and firing pin. There is a deep safety groove on the bottom of the hammer to move the hammer backwards Flip, the safety groove is stuck to the corresponding protrusion on the blocking iron, and the hammer is stuck. Because it uses a single-action launching mechanism, pulling the hammer backwards by hand will make it out of the safety slot, otherwise it will remain stuck to ensure absolute safety.
General Patton's revolver is not a regular version of the Colt revolver, but a carefully crafted limited edition luxury version. The top of the gun body was carved by the chief engraver of Colt (Cuno Helfricht) himself, and the gun handle guard plate is made of ivory, engraved with the initials G.S.P. of the name of the hook type Patton.
General Patton’s pistol, which is as exquisite as a handicraft, originated from the M1911 automatic that Patton, who was still a cavalry ensign in 1916, will carry with him. The pistol accidentally misfired and injured his thigh, which caused him to greatly reduce his trust in the automatic pistol.
Later, General Patton himself bought such a grip made of ivory and engraved with the M1873 Colt wheel with exquisite patterns. Pistol, the gun number is 332088. From then on, this unusual M1873 is following Patton as homeA well-known immortal legend.
