I may be wrong on this, and anyone with the facts is welcome to chime in and provide better information, but I believe that this model Colt in .38 special was standard Army issue (successor to the Colt Single Action) when the Phillipine Insurrection began. It's poor performance on rebels charged with adrenelin and possible drugs (when used with ammunition of the day) led to the Testing and adoption of the .45 ACP M1911 as a better manstopper...
Anyone got any better or documented history on this subject?
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