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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Colt M1877 was a double-action revolver manufactured by Colt's Patent Firearms from January 1877 to 1909 for a total of 166,849 revolvers. The Model 1877 was offered in three calibers, which lent them three unofficial names: the "Lightning," the "Thunderer," and the "Rainmaker." The principal difference between the models was the cartridge in which they were chambered: the "Lightning" being chambered in .38 Long Colt, the "Thunderer" in .41 Long Colt. Both models had …