Daryl:
I will repeat again what I was told by Kathleen Hoyt who was the Colt Historian at that time. The Colt records show that the 1878s were made in Europe for Colt and the 1883s were made in Hartford.
I have no more information than this and I didn't think it was important enought to pursue further at that time.
Jim


The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.