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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 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.

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 ...