Calling in the Trooper: Legendary Colt Wheel Gun

By Chris Eger

The Colt Trooper, as exemplified by this superb model in .357 with a circa 1967 serial number currently looking for a home in our Vault, was a dependable revolver that lived in the shadow of its flashier Python big brother.
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Colt’s medium-framed double-action Trooper was a treasured workhorse in the company’s stable for over 30 years.
Whereas the vaunted “I” frame Colt Python ran closer to the price of a show horse, the Trooper was a more affordable offering in the gunmaker’s catalog when it first appeared in 1953. Offered in .22LR, .38 Special and .357 Magnum, the Trooper had an MSRP at the time of about $70 which, although adjusted for today’s dollars is about $700, was a bargain when you consider the more upscale Python of the day, seen as the Cadillac of wheelguns, would be listed in 1955 for $125 — about three weeks pay at a time when the price of a gallon of gasoline was 23 cents.
The Colt Trooper was based on the “E” frame revolvers which first appeared in the 1900s. As such, it was a transition from old to new in many aspects (Photo: Richard Taylor/Guns.com)
Still, a prospective Trooper buyer

Source: Guns.com