The years immediately following the American Civil War presented an interesting ... While externally similar to a standard Colt 1860 Army cap-and-ball revolver (inset, l.), the gun being discussed ...

Pate has again provided the gun collecting community with another remarkable tome, this time on the most popular revolver of the Civil War era ... of the Colt New Model Army revolver (NMA ...

NASHVILLE -- The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver may be a prevalent Civil War weapon, but the one Gene Ferguson carried onto the set of NRA Gun Gurushad a back story like no other. As the cameras ...

The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver may be a prevalent Civil War weapon, but the one Gene Ferguson carried onto the set of "NRA Gun Gurus" had a back story like no other. As the cameras rolled ...

A flood of firearms followed, including the Colt Dragoon, Colt 1851 Navy, Colt Army Model 1860 ... of percussion revolvers to the Union Army during the American Civil War. Samuel Colt Before ...

This Colt Model 1860 is a cap and ball revolver used by the Union Army during the Civil War, giving the North a winning edge over the Confederacy. The .44 caliber model is engraved and silver ...

We included guns widely used by either the Union or Confederate Army or both ... the British answer to Colt’s revolvers and eventually found its way into the Civil War from across the pond.

Colt had gone bankrupt, but the war with Mexico was looming ... and it was handier than the Model 1860 Army. The Navy was probably the revolver that made gunfighting possible.

One of the most popular firearm series of the twentieth century—the so-called “snake guns” produced by Colt’s Manufacturing ... the Union Army during the Civil War.

The earliest revolver pre-dates Samuel Colt, even though Colt is ... The LeMat’s minimal use during the Civil War was in the hands of the Confederacy. Initial intentions were to market it to the U.S.