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.

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 ...

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 ...

Gun: Colt 1851 Navy–3rd Generation (Signature Series) Caliber:.36 percussion cap and ball Serial No: XX735 Manufactured: 1998 Condition: 99 percent-NRA Perfect (Modern Gun Standards) Value: $650 ...

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 ...

The real guns of the Old West are some of the most recognisable and iconic firearms from history. From the Colt Single Action Army to the Winchester 1873 rifle, the weapons that were once the choice ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...