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Colt New Service

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The Colt New Service is a large frame, large caliber, double-action revolver made by Colt from 1898 until 1941. Made in various calibers, the .45 Colt version with a 5.5 inch barrel was adopted by the United States Armed Forces as the Model 1909. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
140mm 1
Caliber
.45 Colt 2
Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account
In Service 3
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1898 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Operated By

Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Colt New Service
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Colt New Service

Used In

Boxer Rebellion, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Colt New Service
Korean War, Wars
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Philippine-American War, Wars
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Second Boer War, Wars
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Spanish-American War, Wars
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World War I, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Colt New Service
  • Caliber attribute (colt-new-service)
    Made in various calibers, the .45 Colt version with a 5+1⁄2-inch (140 mm) barrel was adopted by the U.S.
  • Used In: Spanish-American War, infobox wars field: 'Spanish?American War'
  • Used In: Philippine-American War, infobox wars field: 'Philippine?American War'
  • Used In: Boxer Rebellion, infobox wars field: 'Boxer Rebellion'
  • Used In: Second Boer War, infobox wars field: 'Second Boer War'
  • Used In: World War I, infobox wars field: 'World War I'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Used In: Korean War, infobox wars field: 'Korean War'
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field:
  • Operated By: Canadian Armed Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field:
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2. Wikidata: Colt New Service
Wikidata Q2294452, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Colt New Service (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2294452 (P729 service entry): 1898
Quote, Wikidata Q2294452 (P729 service entry): 1898
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1898.
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