colt new frontier

[Olsherm]

Saw in one of the gun mags the other day that Colt is bringing out the "New Frontier" again. But I bet it would take a month of Sundays to get one.

 

[Cholo]

Read the fine print...case colored :roll:

 

[Olsherm]

What do you mean by "case colored"? Only ones I have seen have been case colored. I had one once upon a time in 45 colt. Wish I still had it.

 

[Big Bad Wolf]

I think what Cholo is referring to is the difference between case hardened vs. case colored. The former is an actual tempering process, whereas the latter is superficial coloring only. If it is case colored, it would be like the relatively inexpensive Cowboy that Colt offered a few years ago, not like the original New Frontier. Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware.

 

[Cholo]

Click on the gun to enlarge:

Here's Colt's case hardening that they sometimes shorten to color case:

http://www.coltsmfg.com/Catalog/ColtRevolvers/SingleActionArmy.aspx

This is what looks like cheap case coloring on the New Frontier:

http://www.coltsmfg.com/Catalog/ColtRevolvers/ColtNewFrontier.aspx

I've waited for USFA to come out with a New Frontier clone. Colt is now making the real thing and I wanted one. When I heard they case colored it and saw the pics... :?