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to fire the weapon only while supporting it directly in front of the trigger guard or by holding the lowered loading lever, which moved their left hand out of the path of danger during a chain fire. Other commanders instructed their men to load only a single chamber, preventing any chain fires from occurring. Loading a single chamber at a time also reduced the weapon to a single shot weapon, and effectively defeated the entire purpose of having a repeating rifle.
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were placed over the vent nipples at the rear of the cylinder. The weapon was now ready to fire. In addition to being susceptible to chain fire problems, the revolving cylinder design also tended to spray lead splinters into the wrist and hand of the user. Revolving pistols did not suffer from this problem since the user kept both hands behind the cylinder while firing a pistol.
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A distrust in the weapon developed as a result. Commanders attempted to get around the problem in a number of ways. The rifle had to be properly and thoroughly cleaned, since sloppy cleaning would leave residue behind that would increase the risk of a chain fire. Some commanders instructed their men
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The U.S. government had purchased 765 Colt revolving carbines and rifles prior to the Civil War. Many of these were shipped to southern locations and ended up being used by the
Confederacy. After the war began, the Union purchased many more rifles and carbines. Sources disagree over the exact number
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by the eight men who guarded the dangerous run between
Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe. When doubts were expressed about the ability of these eight men to deliver the letters on this run reliably, the in Missouri government declared that "these eight men are ready in case of attack to discharge
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in field conditions, lodging in various recesses around the firing cylinder. Hot gas leaking from the gap between the firing cylinder and the barrel would ignite this powder, which would in turn, ignite all of the powder in the chambers waiting to be fired. This is known as a "chain fire" and was a
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Colt revolving rifles were the first repeating rifles adopted by the U.S. government, but they had their problems. They were officially given to soldiers because of their rate of fire. But after firing six shots, the shooter had to take an excessive amount of time to reload. On occasion Colt rifles
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Many revolving rifles were purchased for the use of the militia of various states, and many militia companies entered the Civil War armed with them and never really used them in combat situations. The Colt
Company made a number of sizes in the attempt to adapt the rifles to the various branches of
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Based on the
Sidehammer design, Colt produced the Sidehammer Model 1855 rifles and carbines for military and sporting use, as well as a revolving shotgun. In failing health, Colt expanded his factory on the eve of the Civil War, and began production of a new, lightweight .44 caliber Army revolver,
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A revolving rifle used percussion caps, like revolving pistols of the time. A cartridge (consisting of powder and a lead ball) was loaded into the front of the chamber and then compressed with a plunger that was located beneath the barrel. Once the cylinder's chambers were loaded, percussion caps
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The Model 1855, which was the most widely produced revolving rifle, was available in .36, .44 and .56 caliber. Four barrel lengths were available: 15, 18, 21 and 24 inches. A six shot cylinder was used if the caliber was .36 or the .44. If the caliber was .56, a five-shot cylinder was used.
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Patent Arms produced smoothbore revolving carbines and shotguns. The outbreak of war between the U.S. government and the
Seminole tribe provided Colt with his first break. Seminole warriors had learned that soldiers were vulnerable while reloading their single-shot firearms, and they developed a
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Revolving rifles were an attempt to increase the rate of fire of rifles by combining them with the revolving firing mechanism that had been developed earlier for revolving pistols. Colt began experimenting with revolving rifles in the early 19th century, making them in a variety of calibers and
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tactic of drawing fire, then rushing the temporarily defenseless soldiers and wiping them out before they could fire a second volley. Colt's revolving rifles were quite effective against this, and the army purchased his products for use by troops in the
Florida campaign.
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This was produced in a rifle version as well as a shortened carbine. In 1855 it became the first repeating rifle to be adopted for service by the U.S. Military, but problems with the design prevented its use until 1857. The principal problem was that
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the service. When used in the Civil War the soldiers in all branches of the service disliked them exceedingly on account of the flash and loud report so close to the face and dangerously strong recoil when several chambers went off at once.
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Some models could be fitted with sword or socket bayonets. The front sight would double as the bayonet lug for use with a socket bayonet, and those adapted for sword bayonets had lugs on the right side.
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patent, Colt introduced a spur-trigger revolver that featured a fully enclosed cylinder. These handguns were officially named
Sidehammer revolvers, but they also were known as "Root" revolvers after
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relatively common failure with early percussion revolving firearms. When this happened with the Colt
Revolving Rifle, a spray of metal would be sent forward into the left arm and hand of the user.
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from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to
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Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
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522:. Vrooman, Anderson & Bateman, printers. p.
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followed a year later by a .36 caliber Navy version.
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8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
638:. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 94.
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2014:Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle
740:"American Rifle: A Biography" By Alexander Rose
493:Carbines, Revolving Rifles and Repeating Rifles
584:. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 36–37.
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1640:M1850 army staff & field officer's sword
265:. They were used to a limited extent on the
766:Firearms in American History, Vol. 3 Rifles
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1625:M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword
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554:Standard Catalog of Civil War Firearms
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1893:Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle
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1813:Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army
1693:Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver
605:Rose, Alexander (21 October 2008).
581:Arms and Equipment of the Civil War
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289:Colt Paterson 1838 ring-lever rifle
269:and made a brief appearance in the
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2393:Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon
2340:Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon
2272:12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer
2004:Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine
1888:Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket
1758:Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol
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1586:Weapons of the American Civil War
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662:Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
1803:Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver
1281:Advanced Colt Carbine-Monolithic
458:Rifles in the American Civil War
231:6-shot (.36/.44) or 5-shot (.56)
2315:Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon
2069:Springfield M1863 rifled musket
2064:Springfield M1861 rifled musket
2059:Springfield M1855 rifled musket
1878:Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle
1831:Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol
1304:M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
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2089:Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle
2084:Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle
1821:Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver
632:Walter, John (25 March 2006).
491:floridareenactorsonline.com –
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1698:Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver
1503:Charles Brinckerhoff Richards
781:Wyatt Earp's Buntline Special
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2262:6-pounder M1841 field cannon
2182:Gatling I and II machine gun
1994:Richmond M1861 rifled musket
1708:Colt M1836 Paterson revolver
1276:Colt Advanced Piston Carbine
1055:Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
822:Colt's Manufacturing Company
406:21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
364:Colt Root carbines, .56 cal.
247:Colt's Manufacturing Company
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2529:Rifles of the United States
2054:Springfield M1847 musketoon
1943:Henry M1860 repeating rifle
1908:Enfield P1853 rifled musket
1903:Deringer M1817 Common rifle
1898:Deringer M1814 Common rifle
1718:Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver
1645:M1852 naval officer's sword
1635:M1840 light artillery saber
1438:ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
608:American Rifle: A Biography
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1960:Lorenz M1854 rifled musket
1808:Smith & Wesson Model 1
1743:Colt M1862 Police revolver
1723:Colt M1849 Pocket revolver
1713:Colt M1847 Walker revolver
1617:M1832 foot artillery sword
516:Silas S. Canfield (1893).
303:ring-lever revolving rifle
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2504:Guns of the American West
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2029:Springfield M1816 musket
2024:Springfield M1812 musket
2019:Springfield M1795 musket
1938:Harper Ferry M1803 rifle
1933:Hall-North M1843 carbine
1918:Fayetteville M1862 rifle
1793:Remington M1858 revolver
1748:Colt Root M1855 revolver
1738:Colt M1861 Navy revolver
1733:Colt M1860 Army revolver
1728:Colt M1851 Navy revolver
1050:Model 1903 Pocket Hammer
762:Sawyer, Charles Winthrop
132:Australian frontier wars
128:Indian Rebellion of 1857
2388:Rodman Columbiad cannon
2123:Double-barreled shotgun
1975:Mississippi M1841 rifle
1913:Enfield P1861 musketoon
966:Police Positive Special
500:13 January 2007 at the
448:Spencer repeating rifle
1923:Gallager M1861 carbine
1883:Burnside M1855 carbine
1846:Whitney M1857 revolver
1826:Tranter M1856 revolver
1363:XM148 grenade launcher
1060:Model 1908 Vest Pocket
578:Coggins, Jack (2012).
551:Graf, John F. (2009).
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2202:Vandenberg volley gun
2094:Whitworth P1857 rifle
2079:Tarpley M1863 carbine
1970:Merrill M1858 carbine
1965:Maynard M1851 carbine
1868:Augustin M1842 musket
1539:National Arms Company
1508:John Henry Fitzgerald
1488:Elizabeth Jarvis Colt
1430:Semi-automatic pistol
890:Open Top Pocket Model
418:Battle of Chickamauga
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2335:Pate revolver cannon
2207:Williams machine gun
2192:Pate revolver cannon
2128:Hale rocket launcher
1989:Potzdam M1831 musket
1836:Walch M1859 revolver
1788:Moore M1864 revolver
1783:LeMat M1856 revolver
1683:Adams M1851 revolver
1314:Colt Automatic Rifle
768:, 1920, pp. 153-154.
463:Taurus Circuit Judge
124:American Indian wars
2456:Maynard tape primer
2178:Claxton machine gun
2074:Starr M1858 carbine
2009:Smith M1857 carbine
1873:Ballard M1861 rifle
1768:Kerr M1855 revolver
1630:M1840 cavalry saber
1621:M1833 dragoon saber
659:Sapp, Rick (2007).
635:Rifles of the World
348:Design and features
148:Red River Rebellion
2197:Ripley machine gun
2187:Gorgas machine gun
2161:Rapid fire weapons
1602:Arkansas toothpick
976:FitzGerald Special
900:Single Action Army
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591:978-0-486-13127-6
564:978-1-4402-2696-0
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1296:Machine guns
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1612:Bowie knife
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1524:Colt Armory
1483:Samuel Colt
1127:Delta Elite
1090:Mustang XSP
1006:Diamondback
951:New Service
453:Henry rifle
420:during the
416:during the
241:were early
170:1855 – 1864
140:Fenian Raid
94:New Zealand
2493:Categories
2461:Minié ball
2411:cartridges
2407:Ammunition
1982:Brown Bess
1373:Cartridges
1334:Derringers
1266:M4 carbine
1187:Ring lever
1070:Model 1910
1065:Model 1909
1011:King Cobra
946:Model 1905
941:New Police
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875:M1860 Army
870:Model 1855
865:M1851 Navy
474:References
314:Model 1855
2451:Gunpowder
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1112:Commander
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298:in 1838.
223:Revolving
197:Cartridge
90:Australia
69:1855–1876
2146:Sea mine
1949:Mule ear
1675:Sidearms
1453:.380 ACP
1420:.45 Colt
1415:.44 Colt
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1343:Deringer
1329:Shotguns
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1016:Anaconda
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905:New Line
885:Open Top
845:Paterson
498:Archived
432:See also
370:revolver
251:revolver
167:Produced
159:Designed
2226:Mortars
1951:carbine
1860:muskets
1607:Bayonet
1517:Related
1463:.45 ACP
1458:.38 ACP
1448:.32 ACP
1443:.25 ACP
1336:, misc.
1261:C20 DMR
1202:Burgess
1169:9mm SMG
1085:Mustang
1032:pistols
991:Trooper
860:Dragoon
468:MTs-255
277:History
209:Caliber
2476:Ramrod
1984:musket
1856:Rifles
1476:People
1241:CAR-15
1179:Rifles
1001:Python
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925:M1892
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915:M1878
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