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 ...

While externally similar to a standard Colt 1860 Army cap-and-ball revolver (inset, l.), the gun being discussed is a breech-loading, .44-cal., center-fire, 1860 Army Model Richards-pattern ...

The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000. The six-shot, .44-caliber revolver was the primary handgun used by Union ...

This Colt Model 1860 is a cap and ball revolver used by the Union Army during the Civil War, ... Related: The U.S. Army wants a new gun. First published December 22, 2014: 5:29 PM ET.

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.

Most of the U.S. gun factories were in the North, including the Colt factory in Connecticut. That's how the Union got the Colt Model 1860. It was a muzzle-loaded cap and ball, so it wasn't as easy ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

The Model P was the regulation sidearm of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892, but as late as the Second World War, a few Army officers carried it in preference to newer handguns. It had competition.