Comparing revolver frame sizes

[battleship]

SW has N, K, L, AND X and so on, to describe there farme size, but what does colt have and how do colt frame size's measure up to the SW frames.

[JeffM]

I've never been a huge revolver guy, but I'd like to see a pick of each of the receivers lined up next to each other for a size comparison as well.

[trapshot68]

best I can find before snoozing out.

[battleship]

failed attachment.

[rivviepop]

I'm trying to Google up a good reference -- they have a V, J, D, E, I type just like S&W (in concept). I'll keep digging for a concise link to post and update here...

EDIT: wow, this was a crazy place to find a good list - Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colts-Manufacturing-Company/19391740078

There is also a pretty good list on this gun grips page (hey, now that makes sense):

http://www.grips4guns.com/revolver/colt/colt.html

Those two results seem to have the best all-in-one shot laying out the Colt frames.

[slowjonn]

Pretty sure the python was equivilent to the K frame Smiths. My dad had a "SMOLT" back in the day. It was a model 19 (K frame) with a 6" python barrel. Pretty neat piece. I wish he would not have gotten rid of it.

[Californio]

A Colt "D" frame will fit S&W "K" frame holsters. D frame was able to shoot .357 all day long and not shoot loose like the K frame, as the rumor goes.

[BillCA]

Best as I recall, many of the J-Frame holsters made years ago would also fit Colt D-Frame (Detective Special, Agent, Cobra) revolvers. These were called "Small frame" guns.

Colt V-frame like the King Cobra/Trooper Mk III were between K & N sizes of the S&W line.