Colt 1878 Double Breech Loading Rifle

Colt Model 1878 Double Barrel Sporting Rifle (1878-1879)

Based upon the Colt double-barreled shotgun in production at that time, the double- barreled Colt rifle was the brainchild of Caldwell Colt, son of Colonel Colt, who believed his company could produce a rifle of high enough quality to rival the very best handmade sporting rifles and shotguns from England's top gun makers. lavish hand checkering and finishing and the finest materials went into the original rifles, of which less than forty were made before they were discontinued in 1879. Original Colt 1878 double rifles are considered one of the ultimate collectible Colts of the latter 19th century and command prices which ensure they will never be seen outside a museum, vault, or display case - a pity given how perfectly suited these big bore rifles are for hunting!

Pedersoli 1878 Double Rifle (aka. 'Kodiak mk. IV')

Pedersoli spares no effort or expense to breathe new life into a treasured and until now wholly inaccessible design in creating their Kodiak mark four version of Colt's classic. Never content to merely 'approximate' an antique firearm, the skilled artisans at Pedersoli combine the finest in old world gun makers' traditional work with the best of today's computer- controlled CNC machining technology to faithfully recreate a museum quality double rifle whose sleek lines, lush colour case-hardened receiver, meticulously hand cut checkering, and hand rubbed European walnut stock would be at home in any collection - but at a price much more accessible to those Caldwell Colt originally intended to enjoy his creation: hunters and outdoorsmen!

Part #	Description	Action	Finish	Calibre	Barrel	Stock	Price
PD-S.890	Kodiak mk. IV (1878 Colt)	single x2	blued	.45-70	24.0"	In Stock	$4,349.00

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