Nope on Ingram,
and 'not quite' as to using "rubber bullet" ammo.
and 'not quite' as to using "rubber bullet" ammo.
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HINT: The ammo was similar to what would later be called simulation rounds,
although this gun used oversized plastic cases, very thick.
I think the cases were about the size of a 45 Long Colt made of white plastic,
and they contained a 36 caliber paintball.
No powder. A magnum pistol primer supplied the power.
although this gun used oversized plastic cases, very thick.
I think the cases were about the size of a 45 Long Colt made of white plastic,
and they contained a 36 caliber paintball.
No powder. A magnum pistol primer supplied the power.
Para Ordnance was the company that
came up with this paintball / simunition
paintball submachinegun in 1985.
came up with this paintball / simunition
paintball submachinegun in 1985.
This one ought to be easy.
We all see it's a Colt...but what model
and chambered for what cartridge?
We all see it's a Colt...but what model
and chambered for what cartridge?
Negative, Ghost Rider.
It's not a Det. Special, though you've got the right frame size.
It does NOT have a 3" barrel.
(Now haul that zip gun off to the scrap metal yard.)
only other Colt that I can recall that looks like that is the Colt Trooper MkIII .357
And that’s not a zip gun.
If it’s chambered in .38 Special, then she’s a Colt Police Positive Special, 4th issue.
Doesn’t appear to have an alloy frame. If it has an aluminum alloy frame, then it’s a Colt Viper .38 Special.
At some point in time, Colt dropped the “Special” off the end of that, but I’m not sure when. I believe with the 4th issue they may have only chambered them in .38 Special, negating the extra nomenclature.
Doesn’t appear to have an alloy frame. If it has an aluminum alloy frame, then it’s a Colt Viper .38 Special.
At some point in time, Colt dropped the “Special” off the end of that, but I’m not sure when. I believe with the 4th issue they may have only chambered them in .38 Special, negating the extra nomenclature.
I say it's a 4th gen Colt police positive special in .38special due to the shrouded underlug for the extractor rod. I've seen one or two on GunBroker. That generation of police positive was not too popular.
The trooper MK III has a different frame size and indeed a different action:
Transfer bar vs. firing pin on hammer's nose.
CM got it right -- this gun has an aluminum frame (sorry that the pictures don't show that clearly) and it is a COLT VIPER with a 4 inch barrel.
.38 special is the only caliber it was ever offered in,
and it was only in Colt's lineup for a couple of years.
