For Sale RCBS Long Colt Dies

[foxhunter]

55.00 shipped tyd

Product Information
Product #: 284359
Manufacturer #: 19108
UPC #: 076683191083
Cartridge 45 Colt (Long Colt)
Extra Features Decapping unit
Number of Dies 3
Die Type Sizing, Expanding, Bullet Seating
Threads 7/8"-14
Storage Box Included Yes
ShellHolder Included No
Country of Origin United States of America

 

[Hk940]

It's just Colt .45 not long Colt

 

[Bonk]

It's just Colt .45 not long Colt

If you’re going to correct someone’s nomenclature at least get it right. It’s 45 Colt not Colt 45. I believe Colt 45 is an adult beverage.

 

[foxhunter]

lol, wikipedia, The .45 Colt (11.43×33mmR), often called the .45 Long Colt, is a rimmed straight-walled, centerfire<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a> handgun cartridge dating to 1872.

 

[Hk940]

Even the high end auction sites get it wrong.

 

[DaddyFlip]

Your OP indicates shellholder not included, but the pic shows a shellhodler in the box. May I assume SH#20 is included in the sale?

 

[foxhunter]

yip, just looked, it's in there.

 

[Ray B]

Basically there are 2 45s with Colt involvement. There is the 45 Automatic Colt Pistol (45ACP) generally involving a 1911 style pistol and there is the 45 long Colt, a rimmed cartridge generally used in revolvers such as the Colt Single Action. I'm guessing that the dies in question are for the latter.

 

[foxhunter]

you are correct.

 

[Hk940]

Was there a .45 short Colt?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Was there a .45 short Colt?

From my reading, there was a time when the US army issued both the Colt SAA and the smith and Wesson Schofield revolvers. They issued cartridges called the 45 colt government, which was shorter than the original 45 colt.
So I guess you could consider one short and long, but in the last hundred years there has only been the long version available.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Well these are two different books by Elmer Keith on the subject. You can see the first one from “Sixgun Cartridges and Loads” makes sure to note that it’s the long case version in the illustration.
The second picture taken from “Sixguns” indicates that for a time there was a short version.
It may not be incorrect to call it a 45 long colt, but it’s probably unnecessary in the 21s century.

 

[foxhunter]

the original post was to sell a set of dies, they are still for sale