United States Colt Model 1860 Army revolver, .44 caliber. General History The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000 ...

Book Review—The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver. by Philip Schreier, Senior Curator, NRA Museums; posted on October 4, 2019 News, Reviews, Extras. Support NRA American Rifleman DONATE ** When you ...

The first wartime orders placed by the Army for the Model 1860 was in May 1861, totaling 1,000 “Colt’s Dragoon Pistols New Model.” By April 1862, the Colt factory had delivered more than ...

Colt also produced a 7.5 inch barreled model (in case you run into one, then email me). The 1860 was also produced in .36 Caliber for the Navy but many a .44 Army would also be taken to sea.

Colt revolvers were important weapons in the US arsenal for much of the 19th century, with at least four designs — the Colt 1847, the Colt M1848 Dragoon, the Colt Army Model 1860, and the Colt ...

In July 1873, the Army adopted the Colt and ordered 8,000 revolvers, along with a substantial run of 3,000 Smith & Wesson Model 3s, to replace its obsolete Colt 1860 Army Percussion revolvers.

On October 26, 1881, shots rang out at the O.K. Corral. Within the first 30 seconds of the shootout, three members of the Clanton gang were killed. Men on both sides, including Wyatt Earp, Doc ...

Colt Model 1860. 1 of 20. ... 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.

By 1860 the .44- caliber New Model Army revolver soon rivaled the Navy on which it was based. ... the other holding Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver. (Library of Congress) ...