Colt Anaconda Serial Numbers By Year Chart History
Colt Anaconda Serial Numbers By Year
Colt Anaconda Serial Numbers By Year Chart

Colt Anaconda
Type	Revolver
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced	1990–2003 2021–present
Variants	Kodiak Anaconda Hunter Anaconda Custom Ported Anaconda Camo^[1]
Specifications
Mass	47 oz. / 1.3kg (4 inch barrel) 53 oz. / 1.5kg (6 inch barrel) 59 oz. / 1.7kg (8 inch barrel)
Length	9⅝ in / 24.5cm (4 inch barrel) 11⅝ in / 29.5cm (6 inch barrel) 13⅝ in / 34.6cm (8 inch barrel)
Barrel length	4 inch barrel (102 mm) 6 inch barrel (153 mm) 8 inch barrel (203 mm)
Cartridge
Action	Double-action
Feed system	Six round cylinder
Sights	Adjustable open iron sights

Anaconda rollmark

The Colt Anaconda is a large framedouble-actionrevolver featuring a full length under-barrel ejection-rod lug and six roundcylinder, designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1990. Chambered for the powerful .44 Magnum and .45 Coltcenterfire ammunitioncartridges, the Anaconda marked the Hartford, Connecticut firm’s first foray into the popular large-bore Magnum pistolmarket.^[2]

Development[edit]

Built on a new and heavier ‘MM’ frame, the Anaconda was brought out to compete with .44 Magnum contemporaries such as the Smith & Wesson Model 29, the Sturm, Ruger & Co.Redhawk and Blackhawk, and the Dan Wesson Firearms Model 44. Considering that many of these models had been marketed and sold for fully 35 years upon its introduction, the Anaconda was a very late entry into the large-bore handgun market.^[3] Unlike most other pistols introduced in the 1980s and 1990s, the Anaconda was never offered with a carbon steelblued finish, but was available only in stainless steel.^[2] When originally introduced, Anacondas were plagued with poor accuracy, but changes to the barrels quickly corrected the problems to the point that Colt billed its new pistol as among the most accurate .44 Magnum revolvers in production.^[3]^[4] Anaconda revolvers were primarily marketed for sport enthusiast shooters and hunters, as they are too large for law enforcement general duty use or concealed-carry, although made-to-order limited production versions of the gun continued to be available from the Colt custom gun shop until approximately 2003.^[2] In 2021, Colt resumed production of the Anaconda, using a new design with a stronger frame and an oversized Python action.^[5]

Features[edit]

Originally chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge, in 1993 the Anaconda began to be offered in .45 Colt as well. Its fit and finish resembled an upsized King Cobra married to a ventilated-rib barrel reminiscent of the Python's.^[3] Initially marketed with a satin brushed stainless finish, a highly polished mirror-like option known as 'Ultimate Stainless' was catalogued for a time through the Colt Custom Shop. Anacondas came equipped with four, six, or eight inch barrels, neoprenesyntheticrubber finger-grooved combat-stylegrips with nickel colored 'Rampant Colt' medallions, large target type hammers and triggers, as well as open iron sights with a red insert front and fully adjustable white outline rear.^[3]^[4] Some models were factory drilled and tapped for telescopic sight mounting, while others shipped with recoil reducing Magna-Ported barrels.^[4] The trigger actions on these guns are rated as very high-quality, and the heavy-duty solid construction and weight tends to absorb recoil, making the Anaconda relatively easy to shoot with heavy loads.^[3]^[4]

Kodiak[edit]

Introduced in 1993, the Kodiak was similar to the Anaconda in that it was constructed entirely of stainless steel, but offered the additional features of a recoil-reducing factory magna-ported barrel and unfluted cylinder.^[6]

Model: Anaconda Serial Number: MM34734 Year of Manufacture: 1990-1994 Caliber:.44 Special and.44 Magnum Action Type: Single and Double Action Revolver with Swing-Out Cylinder Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “Colt Anaconda / 44 Magnum”. The right side of the barrel is marked “DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER / COLT’S PT.

Colt Semi -Automatic Pistols top. Ace.22 Ace Service.22 Challenger, Huntsman & Targetsman.22 Combat Commander Gold Cup N.M.38 Gold Cup N.M.45 Junior Colt.22 Junior Colt.25 Junior Colt.22,.25 & Colt Auto Cal.25 from 1970 Kit.38 Special (.38 Special Caliber) Kit.38 Special (.45 ACP) Kit Conversion.45 -.22 Kit Conversion.22 -.45. Gun Tests Recommends: Colt Anaconda.44 Rem. If you are bored with revolvers, then the custom look of the Anaconda will make life interesting again. It has a high resale value and provides fine accuracy. Plus.44 Magnum offers perhaps the widest usable power range of any handgun.

There were 2000 Kodiaks made as a special run of Anacondas, breaking away from their long history of naming revolvers after snakes.^[6] A special run of 1000 King Cobras was made about the same time, having the same Magna-Ported barrel and unfluted cylinder and were called the Grizzly.^[6] There was an uncatalogued 5' barrel version of the Anaconda, with reportedly less than 150 made. These 5' versions command very high prices when they are encountered.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, Colt made an extremely low number of 4' barrel Anacondas chambered in .45 Colt. This ultra-rare variation commands a premium price when encountered as well.

References[edit]

Colt Anaconda Serial Numbers By Year Chart History

^Scepaniak, Adam. 'Wheelgun Wednesday: The Colt Anaconda 44 Magnum has Returned!'. The Firearm Blog.
^ ^a^b^c“Colt mk. V revolvers: Trooper, KingCobra, Anaconda (USA)” World Guns Web site. Accessed November 26, 2008.
^ ^a^b^c^d^eTaffin, John. 'Colt's Biggest Snake, the Anaconda'. Sixguns.com. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
^ ^a^b^c^d'Anaconda'. Colts Mfg. Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
^Moss, Matthew (2021-03-22). 'Colt To Bring Back the Anaconda'. The Firearm Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
^ ^a^b^cSapp, Rick (2007). Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms. F+W Media, Inc. p. 125. ISBN978-0-89689-534-8.

External links[edit]

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Model: Anaconda

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