Sleek, balanced, and deadly accurate, the Colt Navy became one of the most popular revolvers of the 19th century. Its use in the Civil War and on the frontier made it a symbol of American grit.

The 1851 Navy soon found a ready market. Models exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London that year, alongside Dragoon and Pocket revolvers, were in such demand that Colt later established an ...

Colt Model 1851 Navy. An ivory-handled Colt 1851 Navy revolver. NRA Museum. Designed by Samuel Colt himself, the Model 1851 Navy was so-called because of the naval battle scene engraved on its ...

In 1875, the base price of a .44-40 1873 Winchester rifle was $40 and an 1873 Colt or 1875 Remington revolver $18. The Navy Remington was only $12, and .38 ammunition was substantially cheaper, too.

The current generation of Colt Firearms includes guns such as the Navy Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle. Introduced in 2002, this designated marksman rifle is chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO rounds like ...

Samuel Colt's name is synonymous with revolvers – the Walker Colt, the Colt Navy Revolver and the Colt .45. So naturally, revolvers by the dozen are at the heart of this new traveling exhibit ...

First up, they fire the Colt Navy 1861 and Colt SAA revolvers, six-shooters favoured by notorious outlaws like Jesse James as well as lawmen.

A.In 1928, the U.S. Navy made plans to officially adopt the .45 ACP Thompson submachine gun but requested a few modifications from the original Model of 1921 design. Specifically, the Navy ...

Patented in 1858, but not produced until 1861, the Remington New Model Army was a direct competitor of the Colt Model 1851 Navy and Colt Model 1860 Army and, like those two guns, was made in .36 ...

Colt, Samuel maker Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Location Currently not on view Credit Line U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Museum Clearing House associated date ...

Colt's Firearms Company Description Physical Description United States Colt M1861 Navy revolver, .36 caliber, backstrap is engraved “Maj. Gen. G. B. McClellan / with Compliments of Col. Colt”. General ...