In 1996, Colt added a blued steel frame or stainless version. 380 was introduced with Bar Dot Tritium night sights. In a number of years, Colt changed their spring and follower in the Mustang magazine, increasing its capacity to 6.In 1993, the Night Light. The Mustang Plus II derived its name from holding 2 more rounds in its magazine than the original Mustang. 380 with a shortened barrel, slide, and gripframe, holding two fewer rounds and sold it as the Mustang.In 1987, the Pocket Light version was introduced boosting the popularity because of the reduced weight of the weapon.In 1988, the Mustang Plus II was introduced and it had the longer gripframe of the original Government Model. 380 Government Model came with a capacity of 7+1.In 1986, Colt introduced a simplified version of their. 380's obvious aesthetic difference being that it is scaled down to roughly 78 percent to that of a full-sized M1911 Government Model. This pocket pistol was similar in appearance, but not design, to the Colt M1911. In 1983, Colt introduced the Colt Mark IV/ Series 80 Government Model -.380 Auto.

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