Colt Model 357
In 1983-84
Colt did a slight redesign of the Mark III to upgrade the feel of the trigger,
and made a few cosmetic changes such as a vented barrel.
This was the Colt
Trooper Mark V "V"
frame.
The basic gun is the same as the Mark III and many parts
interchange.
The changes were small, and included changing the hammer and
trigger from the Mark III's sintered steel, to cast steel, changing to a "short
action" (Colt's first) to shorten the hammer fall, and a change to the
mainspring system to lower trigger pull weight, and a change to a smaller
rounded butt.
In 1988 Colt made a cosmetic change to the Trooper Mark V by adding
a full-length lugged, ribbed barrel, made it first in stainless steel, and
called it the Colt King Cobra.
In summary:
From 1953 to 1961 the
Trooper and
Model
357 were
separate guns, different in caliber and in the firing pin system.
The Python
was basically a much higher grade
Model
357.
In 1961 the .38 Special
Trooper with the
hammer mounted firing pin was discontinued, the 357 was simply re-named as the
Trooper, and it was
offered in both calibers.
In 1968-69 the old style Trooper was discontinued
and replaced by a totally new design; the Trooper Mark
III.
In 1983 the Trooper Mark III was
replaced by a slightly modified Trooper Mark V.
In
1985 the Trooper Mark V was
replaced by the same design with a new barrel and made of stainless steel as the
King Cobra.
Not that many .22 Troopers
were produced and many shown below were produced as Officers Models. It’s my estimation that less than 3,000 were produced in the .22 caliber
Trooper.
Serial Numbers
Photographs
Values
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