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                                       The Colt 1877 D.A.
William Mason patent drawing of 1881

This is a drawing from William Mason’s first patent for a double action pistol.  The hammer design is almost identical to the one used in the Colt 1877 D.A.

Copyright 2008
by Ed Buffaloe.

 

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