A friend brought over his RCNWMP New Service
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, September 21, 2012, 11:01 (4393 days ago)
.45 Colt. Just a fascinating service revolver. I have wanted one but never sprung for a new Service...I might but so many other things that I want to do...
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I made Bob a pair of holsters this Sourdough with inside out straps for concealed or field carry and the Cattleman dress occasions.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Nice old NS, and nice leather..
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Friday, September 21, 2012, 11:24 (4393 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
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Nice! I've never handled one of those.
by brionic , Friday, September 21, 2012, 11:38 (4393 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
Bigger grip frame aside, how does the action compare to the M1917 S&W's?
Good looking Simply Rugged rig.
Colts tend to stack up a bit at the end but it is so smooth
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Friday, September 21, 2012, 12:00 (4393 days ago) @ brionic
it doesn't really matter. I think one of the big mistakes Colt made was to scrap the New Service...the Anaconda; too little, too late.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
The NS always felt, to me, like...
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Friday, September 21, 2012, 16:56 (4393 days ago) @ brionic
a "big, honkin' revolver" (BHR from here out). When I handle it, I can imagine how much of a comfort it would have been in a trench in France. The Smith seems more, umm, "nimble" perhaps. Although the two, laid side by side, are very nearly identical in most dimensions. The actions on each are different but both are very smooth.
My NS was originally a .455 Eley which has since been recut to .45 ACP. I haven't really researched it beyond the build date of 1915. It doesn't seem to have all the proofs of the British guns I've seen so perhaps it is Canadian, but that could be quite wrong. If anyone happens to run into an unmolested .455 cylinder, I sure wouldn't mind putting it right.
Oh, and Nice rig Rob!!