Colt's Double Action Revolver, Model of 1878 Hardcover – August 17, 1998

Thank You Don Wilkerson, for this Book on a Much overlooked Revolver, the Writing and Photos are Great I am Lucky To own both a Colt 1877 double action Lighting in .38 Colt Long and a 1878 Mint Double action in .45 Long Colt both Guns are Blued and It was Great to Read on this firearm and reading the book inspired me To Contact Colt's Factory Records Dept to find out the History of Both these Great Revolver's and I handload for both (great when Your Gunsmith is a good friend) many things have been said of the 1878, as it was too advanced for it's time. i do shoot my two Only Single Action In Short A Great Book On A IMHO A Great Colt Revolver, Now If Colt would Be Kind Enough to Remake this Revolver in .45 Colt Long And .44-40 I would Buy One Of Each

Very interesting book on Colts' first heavy frame double action revolver.

Excellent book about a gun other writers have overlooked entirely.

Are you interesting in a real omni power revolver of it's time. If you collecting or shooting originals or replikas. The book give you more of great experiences along with your hobby. You really need this to understand the Colt 1878 DA. There is nothing like this. It is a referens work.

This book is well written and a valuable resource for anyone researching this historical firearm, especially here in the West where they were more common.

An expensive book that was suppose to be new arrived with something on pages that were stuck together.

Very good book. Numerous photos and stories about the model 1878. A must for collectors and antique buffs. Worth the money

Overall it is a good book on the 1878 Colt Revolver. I was expecting a more technical book on how the internals in the action interconnect to make it operate...such as in a "patent application". My reasoning is that these revolvers(incl. the notorious failure 1877 model(s) are very prone to failure of the springs and machined parts as there is NO photo showing how these parts should appear as in individual pieces & how they connect to make the action operate. Parts are not available due to it being an OBSOLETE model...and also it is near impossible to locate a competent gunsmith to even consider working to repair one of these..Beware of unscrupulous repair persons...get an estimate BEFORE sending your valuable item out for repair...! In favor of the book I liked the various photos of the varied barrels and plain vs.engraved examples. I found for the most part the distributor(s) on what they ordered/expected & what types of specifics they were sent to from the factory was boring to say the least as way too many pages were devoted to that portion of the book. I expected to ask the author Mr. Wilkerson some specific questions regarding the book and the revolver from the contact information as provided in the book and when I attempted to do so I was disappointed the contact information was NOT current/available...so sad. I also would have appreciated a basic range of serial numbers and to whom delivered/date etc....as the cost of the book at $62.00 + could have included that information....BUT it seems that that specific information is WELL protected as a source for overcharging the seeker to obtain that information.....as does Winchester/Remington etc.....at least just for curiosities sake. G>R. Mundale, Arizona

Great book on a often unknown firearm of the old west.