In September 2005, MKS Supply entered into an agreement with Charter Arms where MKS Supply would handle the sales, marketing and distribution for Charter Arms. These will be ANY revolver with a barrel address (found on right side of all barrels) of either Bridgeport Connecticut (serial numbers less than 31,000?) or Stratford Connecticut (serial numbers less than 1,100,000?). I am in the process of putting together a data base on 'First Generation' Charter Arms revolvers. The serial # is 840xxx and it was made in Stratford, Ct. I have had this old Undercover revolver for a number of years. In 2005, Charter 2000 announced that it would be filing for bankruptcy, blaming the costs associated with for their financial trouble. In addition to reintroducing the.38 Special Undercover and the.44 Special Bulldog, Charter 2000 produces revolvers chambered for.22 Long Rifle/.22 Magnum (the Pathfinder).357 magnum (the Mag Pug) and.38 Special (the Off-Duty and the Police Bulldog). The new models feature a completely blocked hammer system so that the gun cannot fire unless the trigger is held in full rear position. The one-piece barrels of the new models are machined with eight grooves instead of six for higher velocity, flatter trajectory and better accuracy. Basing their new line of weapons on the basic Charter Arms design, the new company has made a few improvements such as the use of a one-piece barrel and front sight. The new company capitalized on the fame of the old Charter Arms revolvers. The company, then located in Stratford, Connecticut, went bankrupt in the 1990s, but the Charter design and mark were resurrected by, which was founded by the Ecker family.

McClenahan also reduced the number of used in the gun and created a safety device for the firing pin. McClenahan's innovation was to avoid using the side plate designs manufactured by other revolver makers for a one-piece frame, giving the new revolver a strength that allowed it to safely shoot high loads.

His first pistol was a five-shot revolver called 'The Undercover' chambered for.38 Special. History, a young gun designer who had previously worked for, and founded Charter Arms in 1964 to produce.

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