Model 1855 Colt revolving rifles went mostly to Union cavalry in 1862, including the 2nd Michigan Cavalry commanded by Col. Phillip H. Sheridan. On July 1, 1862, near Booneville, ...

Gun: Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine Caliber:.56 Manufactured: 1856-59 Serial Number: 1079* Condition: 60 percent—NRA Very Good (Antique Gun Standards) Value: $9,500-$12,000 ...

1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms. ... 1871 - First cartridge revolver. 1873 - Winchester rifle introduced.

Colt relaunched the revolver as the “Frontier Six-Shooter” and sold it for $17. The company sold 357,859 Frontiers of varying calibers between 1873 and 1941.

The real guns of the Old West are some of the most recognisable and iconic firearms from history. From the Colt Single Action ...

On Aug. 27, the revolver that fired the bullet that killed Billy the Kid, ... Siva recovered the revolver and traded it to a man named Milton Brown for a Colt revolving rifle.

A Colt revolver carried by Captain Myles Moylan at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 could command up to $120,000 at Rock Island Auction Co.'s sale on May 17, 18 and 19, 2024, in Bedford, Texas ...

Colt didn’t invent the revolver, but he created an assembly line system to mass produce the weapon. But he initially had trouble selling the weapon, because people didn’t know how to use it.