Colt Double Eagle
Full-size Colt Double Eagle Mark II
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	United States of America
Production history
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced	Late 1989 thru 1997
Variants	3 (Full size, Commanders model, and Officers model)
Specifications
Weight	42.51 oz (1205g)
Length	8.50" (216 mm)
Barrel length	5.00" (127 mm)
Caliber	.45 ACP, 10mm Auto, .40 S&W
Action	Double-action/Single-action
Feed system	8 round magazine

The Colt Double Eagle is a double-action, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company between 1989 and 1997. It was available in standard full-size, as well as in more compact versions, features a decocking lever, and was chambered for several calibers. A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... The barrel of a gun or other firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... The . ... The 10 mm Auto pistol cartridge is the child of the famous firearms expert Jeff Cooper. ... The . ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... The term double action was originally applied to revolvers. ... In a single action gun, the triggers only function is to release the hammer. ... A 30-round STANAG magazine. ... A semi-automatic pistol is a handgun commonly used as a sidearm by police and military all over the world. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...

The design of the Double Eagle was copied from the Colt M1911 pistol. Magazines are single stack and are identical to magazines shipped with the M1911. The Double Eagle was available in stainless steel only. The M1911 is a single action, semi-automatic handgun, chambered for the . ...

Variations

The Double Eagle was chambered for three calibers; .45 ACP, .40 S&W, and 10mm Auto. Similar the the M1911, Colt offered, in additon to the full-sized version, the more compact Commanders and Officers versions. The full-sized version was chambered for .45 ACP and 10mm Auto, while the Commander model was chambered for .40 S&W in addition to the other two calibers. The Officers model was available only in .45 ACP. The . ... The . ... The 10 mm Auto pistol cartridge is the child of the famous firearms expert Jeff Cooper. ...

Colt also redesigned the trigger mechanism due to some shooters having problems with skin being pinched by the top part of the trigger. The result was the Double Eagle Mark II. Besides the trigger alteration, the Mark II was identical to the original Double Eagle.

External links

• Colt's web site