Editing Colt Cobra (section)

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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Colt Cobra
| image              = Cobra 38spl.jpg
| image_size         = 250
| caption            = Colt Cobra .38 Special
| type               = [[Revolver]]
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| service            =
| wars               = [[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Laotian Civil War]]<br/>[[Lebanese Civil War]]
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| designer           =
| number             =
| spec_label         =
| length             = {{convert|6.75|in|abbr=on}} (pre-1981)<br />{{convert|7.2|in|abbr=on}} (post 2017)
| width              = {{convert|1.25|in|abbr=on}} (pre-1981)<br />{{convert|1.4|in|abbr=on}} (post 2017)
| height             = {{convert|4.5|in|abbr=on}} (pre-1981)<br />{{convert|4.9|in|abbr=on}} (post 2017)
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| action             = Revolver [[DA/SA]]
| origin             = United States
| is_ranged          = Yes
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| design_date        =
| manufacturer       = [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]]
| unit_cost          =
| production_date    = 1950 – 1981<br />2017 – present
| variants           = Colt Aircrewman, Colt Courier, Colt Agent, Colt Viper
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| weight             = {{convert|15|oz|abbr=on}} (pre-1981)<br />{{convert|25|oz|abbr=on}} (post 2017)
| part_length        = {{convert|2|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|3|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|4|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|5|in|abbr=on}}
| crew               =
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| caliber            = [[.38 Special]]<br />[[.38 S&W|.38 Colt New Police]]<br />[[.32 Colt New Police]]<br />[[.22 LR]]<br />[[.357 Magnum]] (2024 Viper only)
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| feed               = 6-round Cylinder
| sights             =
}}

The '''Colt Cobra''' is a lightweight, aluminum-framed, [[trigger (firearms)|double-action]] [[snubnosed revolver|short-barrelled revolver]], not to be confused with the [[Colt King Cobra]]. The Cobra was chambered in [[.38 Special]], [[.38 S&W|.38 Colt New Police]], [[.32 S&W Long|.32 Colt New Police]], and [[.22 Long Rifle]]. It holds six shots of ammunition and was sold by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] from 1950 until 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.guncollectorsclub.com/cobra.htm |title=Gun Collector's Club: Colt Cobra |access-date=2009-10-13 |archive-date=2011-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126013142/http://www.guncollectorsclub.com/cobra.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2016, it was announced that Colt would be producing new run Colt Cobras with a steel frame and a fiber optic front sight.  This model was released in early 2017.