33:
955:
927:
939:
879:
891:
915:
903:
684:
Sighting consists of a tapered brass cone front sight pressed into the muzzle end of the top barrel flat with a notch in the top of the hammer, as with most Colt percussion revolvers. In spite of the relative crudity of the sighting arrangement, these revolvers and their modern replicas generally are
677:
A very small number of Navy revolvers were produced in .34 caliber, and are so marked. Another rarity in the 1851 Navy production is the .40-caliber model, only 5 were made in 1858 for testing by the U.S. Navy Bureau of
Ordnance.
609:
Total production numbers of the Colt 1851 Navy
Revolver were exceeded only by the Colt Pocket models in concurrent development, and numbered some 215,000 domestic units and about 42,000 produced in the Colt London Armory.
572:, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber" (Naval is heavy gun and Navy Size Caliber was termed later for another Colt model), is a .36 caliber, six-round
669:
pistol cartridge in power. Loads consist of loose powder and ball or bullet, metallic foil cartridges (early), and combustible paper cartridges (Civil War era), all combinations being ignited by a fulminate
657:
Revolver, but this was Colt's first major success in the gun trade; the naval theme of the engraved cylinder of the Colt 1851 Navy revolver was Colt's gesture of appreciation. The engraving was provided by
697:
patent. A small number (about 1000–1500) of Model 1851 Navy revolvers were converted, using front-loaded, slightly tapered cartridges to fit the chambers of the cylinder reamed to a slight taper.
693:
The first metallic cartridge revolver made by Colt was the Thuer-Conversion Model
Revolver, a design that would not require a cylinder with cylindrical chambers so as not to infringe on the
594:
came into widespread use. The Colt Navy remained in production until 1873, being replaced in the Colt line with what would become one of the manufacturer's most famous handguns, the
700:
After the expiration of the Rollin White patent (April 3, 1869), Colt 1851 (and 1861 Navy) Revolvers were converted or newly made to fire .38 rimfire or centerfire cartridges, the
681:
Identifying features of the First Model
Squareback (Serial 1 to ~1250) are the wedge screw beneath the wedge and the wedge notch on top of the cylinder pin (Photo Serial No. 2).
2176:
638:
revolver. As the factory designation implied, the Navy revolver was suitably sized for carrying in a belt holster. It became very popular in North
America at the time of
954:
1324:
3023:
3058:
665:
The .36-caliber (0.375–0.380-inch ) round lead ball weighs 80 grains and, at a velocity of 1,000 feet (300 m) per second, is comparable to the modern
2826:
32:
2151:
833:
789:
3078:
2136:
2841:
2816:
926:
442:
626:
revolvers of 1847, which, given their size and weight, were generally carried in saddle holsters. It is an enlarged version of the .31-caliber
2745:
1317:
175:
2259:
2199:
1381:
2765:
2760:
2097:
1740:
1149:
Famous
Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History
3073:
3048:
1310:
3013:
2555:
3053:
2515:
2088:
1254:
1235:
1182:
1156:
110:
311:
2639:
3008:
2404:
2379:
1815:
1708:
1401:
1171:
From the
American System to Mass Production, 1800–1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States
3043:
2324:
291:
1279:
1566:
1137:
938:
376:
341:
3028:
2254:
2234:
2204:
2146:
1792:
1366:
1293:
996:
627:
878:
2194:
2156:
2128:
1333:
852:
631:
3063:
2904:
2424:
2166:
1174:
868:
3033:
2535:
2014:
1561:
642:. Colt's aggressive promotions distributed the Navy and his other revolvers across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
914:
662:. Despite the "Navy" designation, the revolver was chiefly purchased by civilians and military land forces.
2846:
2703:
2004:
1787:
1477:
1457:
361:
3068:
2209:
1571:
1396:
961:
890:
2851:
2685:
296:
2444:
2399:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2778:
2773:
2319:
2279:
2081:
856:
135:
2629:
3038:
2836:
2831:
2449:
2141:
2009:
1452:
848:
prior to the Civil War. Use continued long after more modern cartridge revolvers were introduced.
785:
650:
381:
3018:
2783:
2634:
2595:
2525:
2486:
2414:
2409:
2342:
1703:
1662:
1411:
825:
595:
386:
115:
2808:
2713:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2550:
1874:
1698:
1492:
841:
801:
725:
2652:
2821:
2454:
2357:
2229:
2214:
2050:
2019:
1999:
1949:
1941:
1767:
1628:
1541:
1371:
1127:
845:
821:
619:
245:
902:
2922:
2419:
2304:
2274:
2244:
2074:
1884:
1859:
1825:
1718:
1472:
1467:
1386:
863:
514:
326:
306:
145:
2500:
982:
8:
2967:
2600:
2299:
1772:
1406:
391:
366:
356:
336:
2269:
1302:
2708:
2698:
2429:
2337:
2113:
1713:
1487:
1285:
1166:
591:
301:
130:
105:
2511:
Sharps M1848, M1850, M1851, M1852, M1853, M1855, M1859, M1863, M1865 carbine and rifle
2866:
2545:
2540:
2530:
1869:
1633:
1250:
1231:
1196:
1188:
1178:
1152:
1133:
805:
781:
773:
769:
573:
541:
371:
271:
2657:
2066:
645:
The cylinder of this revolver is engraved with a scene of the victory of the Second
2680:
2662:
2439:
2434:
2394:
2314:
2309:
2289:
2284:
2186:
1854:
1820:
1638:
1601:
1517:
1462:
837:
817:
797:
713:
639:
396:
321:
316:
240:
200:
120:
2491:
2977:
2957:
2861:
2737:
2672:
2644:
2605:
2590:
2481:
2476:
2389:
2249:
1581:
1576:
1522:
1391:
1297:
753:
659:
553:
286:
235:
155:
150:
2982:
2942:
2750:
2505:
2352:
2347:
2332:
2294:
2171:
1916:
1906:
1730:
1725:
1658:
1623:
1613:
1482:
809:
793:
671:
618:
The six-round .36-caliber Navy revolver was much lighter than the contemporary
523:
331:
230:
170:
165:
125:
70:
1200:
634:, and, like them, is a mechanically improved and simplified descendant of the
587:
model, and then
Revolving Belt, but the designation "Navy" quickly took over.
3002:
2952:
2947:
2803:
2585:
2520:
2384:
2219:
2161:
2105:
2040:
1921:
1911:
1901:
1864:
1586:
1527:
1497:
1416:
1356:
829:
777:
757:
654:
635:
546:
401:
281:
160:
100:
59:
2972:
2894:
2889:
2879:
2817:
James 24-pounder M1839, 32-pounder M1829 and 42-pounder M1841 rifled cannon
2718:
2510:
2471:
2466:
2045:
1830:
1757:
1680:
1608:
1596:
1502:
945:
813:
741:
721:
717:
694:
351:
225:
215:
62:(also made in Colt's London Armoury, near Vauxhall Bridge, London, England)
2842:
Parrott 30-pounder, 100-pounder, 200-pounder and 300-pounder rifled cannon
2693:
2224:
2123:
2055:
2035:
1994:
1807:
1512:
1361:
761:
749:
733:
623:
580:
519:
424:
276:
210:
140:
1290:
1110:
Percussion
Pistols and Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use
1000:
2918:
2899:
1797:
1777:
1735:
1670:
1556:
1551:
1507:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
646:
498:
406:
346:
1268:. New York; London: Atabras, A Division of Abbeville Publishing Group.
2962:
2937:
2932:
2884:
2874:
2812:(also known as James 6-pounder M1861 or 3.8-inch M1861 rifled cannon)
2728:
2624:
2264:
1845:
1747:
1675:
1648:
1591:
737:
729:
195:
1964:
1931:
1926:
1893:
1782:
1762:
1643:
1618:
1341:
666:
583:
between 1847 and 1850. Colt first referred to this
Revolver as the
576:
46:
745:
2371:
2118:
1974:
1969:
1959:
1954:
1840:
531:
220:
205:
65:
1192:
1129:
Guns of the New West: A Close Up Look at Modern Replica Firearms
2987:
2367:
1752:
932:
Early Colt Navy Mod 1851, Second Model squareback trigger guard
765:
250:
190:
185:
180:
1093:. Season 9. Episode 4. December 10, 2019. The Outdoor Channel.
855:
even though it was quite antiquated compared to the Russians'
1690:
472:
Squareback trigger guard Navy, serial number 1 - c. 4200
653:
on May 16, 1843. The Texas Navy had purchased the earlier
2467:
Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
1332:
1024:
1022:
1019:
2096:
1034:
2746:
8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
1070:
1058:
1046:
851:
The Ottoman Empire used the revolver as late as the
674:
applied to the nipples at the rear of the chambers.
1007:
1282:– Exhibition of Colt revolvers at The Autry Museum
3000:
2526:Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle
2082:
1318:
1107:
688:
3024:Weapons of the Confederate States of America
2200:Allen & Thurber M1837 revolver pepperbox
2152:M1850 army staff & field officer's sword
443:Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
37:Colt 1851 Navy Revolving Pistol, serial no 2
3059:Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
1210:Colt 1851 and 1861 Navies & Conversions
590:After the Civil War, revolvers using fixed
2265:Deringer M1825 Philadelphia caplock pistol
2137:M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword
2089:
2075:
1325:
1311:
1291:Shooting Characteristics of the M1861 Navy
884:Combustible paper cartridges; six to a box
702:Colt Model 1851 Richards- Mason Conversion
3079:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1851
2353:Wesson and Leavitt M1850 Dragoon revolver
2310:Remington M1860 Elliot revolver pepperbox
1165:
1132:. Iola: Krause Publications. p. 50.
1028:
983:"Revolver - Colt Brevete, Belgium, 1850s"
920:Loading sequence for percussion revolvers
1125:
1040:
2215:Butterfield M1855 transitional revolver
1244:
1146:
1076:
1064:
292:Second Italian War of Independence 1859
3001:
2837:Parrott 20-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2832:Parrott 10-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2789:12-pounder M1857 Napoleon field cannon
1280:The Colt Revolver in the American West
1263:
1225:
1116:
1108:Bates, Johnny; Cumpston, Mike (2005).
1052:
1013:
342:Third Italian War of Independence 1866
2686:Billinghurst Requa Battery volley gun
2405:Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle
2070:
1306:
1286:Smithsonian Article on the M1861 Navy
1216:
1121:. The University of Adelaide Library.
2809:James 14-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2275:Harpers Ferry M1836 and M1842 pistol
2177:USMC noncommissioned officer's sword
1219:Sixguns: The Standard Reference Work
1117:Burton, Sir Richard Francis (2003).
997:"The First Russian Revolvers - Colt"
896:Safety peg between cylinder chambers
312:Second French intervention in Mexico
297:Expedition of the Thousand 1860–1861
2822:Ordnance 3-inch M1861 rifled cannon
2325:Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army
2205:Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver
960:Top: Navy 51 .38 Conversion, below
13:
2905:Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon
2852:Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon
2784:12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer
2516:Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine
2400:Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket
2270:Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol
1207:
613:
14:
3090:
2329:Spiller & Burr M1861 revolver
2098:Weapons of the American Civil War
1273:
1247:Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend
1126:Chicoine, David (June 10, 2005).
1089:"Buffalo Bill's 1851 Colt Navy".
2315:Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver
1793:Advanced Colt Carbine-Monolithic
953:
937:
925:
913:
901:
889:
877:
630:, that evolved from the earlier
628:Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers
31:
25:1851 Colt Revolving Navy Pistol
3074:Revolvers of the United Kingdom
3049:Revolvers of the Russian Empire
2827:Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon
2581:Springfield M1863 rifled musket
2576:Springfield M1861 rifled musket
2571:Springfield M1855 rifled musket
2390:Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle
2343:Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol
1816:M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
1228:Australia's heritage sketchbook
1112:. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse.
1101:
866:also uses a Navy conversion in
3014:Revolvers of the United States
2751:Coehorn 5.82-inch M1841 mortar
2601:Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle
2596:Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle
2333:Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver
1175:Johns Hopkins University Press
1119:First Footsteps in East Africa
1082:
989:
975:
869:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
458:
1:
3054:Weapons of the Ottoman Empire
2210:Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver
2015:Charles Brinckerhoff Richards
968:
712:Famous "Navy" users included
367:Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871
2774:6-pounder M1841 field cannon
2694:Gatling I and II machine gun
2506:Richmond M1861 rifled musket
2220:Colt M1836 Paterson revolver
1788:Colt Advanced Piston Carbine
1567:Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
1334:Colt's Manufacturing Company
853:Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
558:840 ft/s (256 m/s)
302:American Civil War 1861–1865
16:1851 revolver by Samuel Colt
7:
2566:Springfield M1847 musketoon
2455:Henry M1860 repeating rifle
2420:Enfield P1853 rifled musket
2415:Deringer M1817 Common rifle
2410:Deringer M1814 Common rifle
2230:Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver
2157:M1852 naval officer's sword
2147:M1840 light artillery saber
1950:ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
962:Colt Model 1871-72 Open Top
377:Russo-Turkish War 1877–1878
272:Taiping Rebellion 1850–1864
10:
3095:
3009:American Civil War weapons
2472:Lorenz M1854 rifled musket
2320:Smith & Wesson Model 1
2255:Colt M1862 Police revolver
2235:Colt M1849 Pocket revolver
2225:Colt M1847 Walker revolver
2129:M1832 foot artillery sword
1221:. New York: Bonanza Books.
862:Fictional movie character
857:Smith & Wesson Model 3
689:Colt 1851 Navy conversions
566:Colt Revolving Belt Pistol
322:January Uprising 1863–1864
3044:Guns of the American West
2917:
2860:
2799:32-pounder M1844 howitzer
2794:24-pounder M1841 howitzer
2779:12-pounder M1841 howitzer
2759:
2736:
2727:
2671:
2614:
2366:
2290:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
2285:Lefaucheux M1854 revolver
2185:
2167:M1860 light cavalry saber
2104:
2028:
1987:
1940:
1892:
1883:
1839:
1806:
1689:
1657:
1540:
1445:
1349:
1340:
1245:Roberts, Gary L. (2011).
722:John Henry "Doc" Holliday
552:
540:
530:
513:
508:
504:7.5 in (190 mm)
497:
489:
485:2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
481:
476:
468:
457:
449:
438:
430:
420:
415:
327:Second Schleswig War 1864
287:Bleeding Kansas 1854-1859
259:
93:
85:
80:
53:Place of origin
52:
42:
30:
23:
2875:Bomford Columbiad cannon
2561:Springfield M1842 musket
2556:Springfield M1840 musket
2551:Springfield M1835 musket
2546:Springfield M1822 musket
2541:Springfield M1816 musket
2536:Springfield M1812 musket
2531:Springfield M1795 musket
2450:Harper Ferry M1803 rifle
2445:Hall-North M1843 carbine
2430:Fayetteville M1862 rifle
2305:Remington M1858 revolver
2260:Colt Root M1855 revolver
2250:Colt M1861 Navy revolver
2245:Colt M1860 Army revolver
2240:Colt M1851 Navy revolver
1562:Model 1903 Pocket Hammer
1266:Colt: An American Legend
1091:Midway USA's Gun Stories
908:Post 1851 Colt Revolvers
493:13 in (330 mm)
382:Australian frontier wars
337:Austro-Prussian War 1866
332:Paraguayan War 1864–1870
3029:Single-action revolvers
2900:Rodman Columbiad cannon
2635:Double-barreled shotgun
2487:Mississippi M1841 rifle
2425:Enfield P1861 musketoon
1478:Police Positive Special
1249:. John Wiley and Sons.
1173:. Baltimore, Maryland:
826:Frederick Townsend Ward
818:John Coffee "Jack" Hays
622:developed from the .44
596:Colt Single Action Army
387:Free State-Basotho Wars
362:Krivošije uprising 1869
282:Indian Mutiny 1857–1858
116:First Nations in Canada
2435:Gallager M1861 carbine
2395:Burnside M1855 carbine
2358:Whitney M1857 revolver
2338:Tranter M1856 revolver
1875:XM148 grenade launcher
1572:Model 1908 Vest Pocket
1264:Wilson, R. L. (1985).
1226:Norris, Keith (1990).
726:Richard Francis Burton
707:
620:Colt Dragoon Revolvers
372:Satsuma Rebellion 1877
3064:Texas Ranger Division
2804:Blakely rifled cannon
2714:Vandenberg volley gun
2606:Whitworth P1857 rifle
2591:Tarpley M1863 carbine
2482:Merrill M1858 carbine
2477:Maynard M1851 carbine
2380:Augustin M1842 musket
2051:National Arms Company
2020:John Henry Fitzgerald
2000:Elizabeth Jarvis Colt
1942:Semi-automatic pistol
1402:Open Top Pocket Model
1217:Keith, Elmer (1956).
1147:Herring, Hal (2008).
704:by the Colt factory.
579:that was designed by
277:Crimean War 1853–1856
246:Second Mexican Empire
3034:Black-powder pistols
2880:Brooke rifled cannon
2847:Pate revolver cannon
2719:Williams machine gun
2704:Pate revolver cannon
2640:Hale rocket launcher
2501:Potzdam M1831 musket
2348:Walch M1859 revolver
2300:Moore M1864 revolver
2295:LeMat M1856 revolver
2195:Adams M1851 revolver
1826:Colt Automatic Rifle
864:The Man With No Name
554:Muzzle velocity
347:Boshin War 1868-1869
307:American Indian Wars
2968:Maynard tape primer
2690:Claxton machine gun
2586:Starr M1858 carbine
2521:Smith M1857 carbine
2385:Ballard M1861 rifle
2280:Kerr M1855 revolver
2142:M1840 cavalry saber
2133:M1833 dragoon saber
1167:Hounshell, David A.
1003:on August 29, 2018.
802:Quantrill's Raiders
598:(also known as the
592:metallic cartridges
392:Transvaal Civil War
357:Red River Rebellion
73:(unlicensed copies)
3069:Military revolvers
2709:Ripley machine gun
2699:Gorgas machine gun
2673:Rapid fire weapons
2114:Arkansas toothpick
1488:FitzGerald Special
1412:Single Action Army
1296:2019-01-26 at the
1208:Jordan, Robert M.
651:Battle of Campeche
416:Production history
106:Confederate States
2996:
2995:
2913:
2912:
2867:Coastal artillery
2813:
2064:
2063:
1983:
1982:
1536:
1535:
1493:Detective Special
1367:Pocket Percussion
1256:978-1-118-13097-1
1237:978-1-875113-37-8
1184:978-0-8018-2975-8
1158:978-0-7627-4508-1
834:Addison Gillespie
822:"Bigfoot" Wallace
782:Nathan B. Forrest
774:Charlie Goodnight
770:Richard H. Barter
640:Western expansion
562:
561:
445:, Hartford, Conn.
3086:
2885:Carronade cannon
2811:
2734:
2733:
2681:Ager machine gun
2663:Winans Steam Gun
2492:P1839 and P1842
2440:Hall M1819 rifle
2091:
2084:
2077:
2068:
2067:
1890:
1889:
1821:Colt Machine Gun
1347:
1346:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1304:
1303:
1269:
1260:
1241:
1222:
1213:
1204:
1162:
1151:. Globe Pequot.
1143:
1122:
1113:
1095:
1094:
1086:
1080:
1074:
1068:
1062:
1056:
1050:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1026:
1017:
1011:
1005:
1004:
999:. Archived from
993:
987:
986:
979:
957:
941:
929:
917:
905:
893:
881:
798:Ulysses S. Grant
714:Wild Bill Hickok
685:quite accurate.
460:
397:Eureka Rebellion
317:New Zealand wars
241:Empire of Brazil
201:Kingdom of Italy
121:Hawaiian Kingdom
111:Native Americans
35:
26:
21:
20:
3094:
3093:
3089:
3088:
3087:
3085:
3084:
3083:
3039:Early revolvers
2999:
2998:
2997:
2992:
2978:Paper cartridge
2958:Friction primer
2925:
2909:
2895:Paixhans cannon
2890:Dahlgren cannon
2865:
2856:
2766:Siege artillery
2764:
2755:
2723:
2667:
2645:Ketchum Grenade
2630:Congreve rocket
2610:
2362:
2181:
2100:
2095:
2065:
2060:
2024:
1979:
1936:
1879:
1860:Defender Mark I
1844:
1835:
1802:
1719:Lightning rifle
1709:Revolving rifle
1685:
1653:
1543:
1532:
1473:Police Positive
1468:Official Police
1441:
1336:
1331:
1298:Wayback Machine
1276:
1257:
1238:
1185:
1159:
1140:
1104:
1099:
1098:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1075:
1071:
1063:
1059:
1051:
1047:
1039:
1035:
1027:
1020:
1012:
1008:
995:
994:
990:
981:
980:
976:
971:
964:
958:
949:
942:
933:
930:
921:
918:
909:
906:
897:
894:
885:
882:
838:John "Rip" Ford
754:Emir Abdelkader
710:
691:
660:Waterman Ormsby
616:
614:Characteristics
509:
411:
268:
267:
255:
236:Empire of Japan
156:Austria-Hungary
151:Austrian Empire
86:In service
81:Service history
76:
38:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3092:
3082:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3056:
3051:
3046:
3041:
3036:
3031:
3026:
3021:
3019:Colt revolvers
3016:
3011:
2994:
2993:
2991:
2990:
2985:
2983:Percussion cap
2980:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2943:.56-56 Spencer
2940:
2935:
2929:
2927:
2915:
2914:
2911:
2910:
2908:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2871:
2869:
2858:
2857:
2855:
2854:
2849:
2844:
2839:
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2814:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2770:
2768:
2757:
2756:
2754:
2753:
2748:
2742:
2740:
2731:
2725:
2724:
2722:
2721:
2716:
2711:
2706:
2701:
2696:
2691:
2688:
2683:
2677:
2675:
2669:
2668:
2666:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2653:Rains landmine
2650:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2618:
2616:
2612:
2611:
2609:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2593:
2588:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2498:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2376:
2374:
2364:
2363:
2361:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2287:
2282:
2277:
2272:
2267:
2262:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2232:
2227:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2191:
2189:
2183:
2182:
2180:
2179:
2174:
2172:Mameluke sword
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2110:
2108:
2102:
2101:
2094:
2093:
2086:
2079:
2071:
2062:
2061:
2059:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2032:
2030:
2026:
2025:
2023:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2005:Richard Jarvis
2002:
1997:
1991:
1989:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1980:
1978:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1946:
1944:
1938:
1937:
1935:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1917:.41 Short Colt
1914:
1909:
1907:.38 Short Colt
1904:
1898:
1896:
1887:
1881:
1880:
1878:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1851:
1849:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1812:
1810:
1804:
1803:
1801:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1733:
1728:
1722:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1695:
1693:
1687:
1686:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1614:Kongsberg Colt
1611:
1605:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1548:
1546:
1542:Semi-automatic
1538:
1537:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1483:M1917 Revolver
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1449:
1447:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1407:House revolver
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1353:
1351:
1344:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1288:
1283:
1275:
1274:External links
1272:
1271:
1270:
1261:
1255:
1242:
1236:
1223:
1214:
1205:
1183:
1163:
1157:
1144:
1138:
1123:
1114:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1081:
1069:
1057:
1055:, p. 161.
1045:
1033:
1029:Hounshell 1984
1018:
1006:
988:
973:
972:
970:
967:
966:
965:
959:
952:
950:
944:Colt Navy 51,
943:
936:
934:
931:
924:
922:
919:
912:
910:
907:
900:
898:
895:
888:
886:
883:
876:
810:Kootenay Brown
794:Frank Gardiner
709:
706:
690:
687:
672:percussion cap
615:
612:
560:
559:
556:
550:
549:
544:
538:
537:
534:
528:
527:
524:.38 centerfire
517:
511:
510:
506:
505:
502:
495:
494:
491:
487:
486:
483:
479:
478:
477:Specifications
474:
473:
470:
466:
465:
462:
455:
454:
451:
447:
446:
440:
436:
435:
432:
428:
427:
422:
418:
417:
413:
412:
410:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
265:
264:
263:
261:
257:
256:
254:
253:
248:
243:
238:
233:
231:Joseon Dynasty
228:
223:
218:
213:
208:
203:
198:
193:
188:
183:
178:
173:
171:Ottoman Empire
168:
166:Russian Empire
163:
158:
153:
148:
143:
138:
133:
128:
126:United Kingdom
123:
118:
113:
108:
103:
97:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
78:
77:
75:
74:
71:Russian Empire
68:
63:
56:
54:
50:
49:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3091:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3006:
3004:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2953:Canister shot
2951:
2949:
2948:Buck and ball
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2930:
2928:
2926:and equipment
2924:
2920:
2916:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2872:
2870:
2868:
2863:
2859:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2771:
2769:
2767:
2762:
2758:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2743:
2741:
2739:
2735:
2732:
2730:
2726:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2705:
2702:
2700:
2697:
2695:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2678:
2676:
2674:
2670:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:Rains grenade
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:Adams grenade
2620:
2619:
2617:
2615:Other weapons
2613:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2519:
2517:
2514:
2512:
2509:
2507:
2504:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2495:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2462:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2377:
2375:
2373:
2369:
2365:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2273:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2256:
2253:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2188:
2184:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2162:M1860 cutlass
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2107:
2106:Edged weapons
2103:
2099:
2092:
2087:
2085:
2080:
2078:
2073:
2072:
2069:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2041:Colt CZ Group
2039:
2037:
2034:
2033:
2031:
2027:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2011:
2010:William Mason
2008:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1992:
1990:
1986:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1947:
1945:
1943:
1939:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1922:.41 Long Colt
1920:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1912:.38 Long Colt
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1902:.32 Long Colt
1900:
1899:
1897:
1895:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1882:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1865:M4 autocannon
1863:
1861:
1858:
1856:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1842:
1838:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1742:
1739:
1738:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1704:M1839 carbine
1702:
1700:
1697:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1664:
1660:
1656:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1629:Officer's ACP
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1549:
1547:
1545:
1539:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1450:
1448:
1444:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1339:
1335:
1328:
1323:
1321:
1316:
1314:
1309:
1308:
1305:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1267:
1262:
1258:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1239:
1233:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1215:
1211:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1154:
1150:
1145:
1141:
1139:0-87349-768-6
1135:
1131:
1130:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1106:
1105:
1092:
1085:
1079:, p. 54.
1078:
1073:
1067:, p. 21.
1066:
1061:
1054:
1049:
1043:, p. 50.
1042:
1041:Chicoine 2005
1037:
1031:, p. 47.
1030:
1025:
1023:
1016:, p. 78.
1015:
1010:
1002:
998:
992:
984:
978:
974:
963:
956:
951:
947:
940:
935:
928:
923:
916:
911:
904:
899:
892:
887:
880:
875:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
860:
858:
854:
849:
847:
846:Texas Rangers
843:
839:
835:
831:
830:Ben McCulloch
827:
823:
819:
815:
811:
807:
803:
799:
795:
791:
790:John O’Mahony
787:
783:
779:
778:Robert E. Lee
775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
758:Boer Commando
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
705:
703:
698:
696:
686:
682:
679:
675:
673:
668:
663:
661:
656:
655:Colt Paterson
652:
648:
643:
641:
637:
636:1836 Paterson
633:
629:
625:
621:
611:
607:
605:
601:
597:
593:
588:
586:
582:
578:
575:
571:
567:
557:
555:
551:
548:
547:Single-action
545:
543:
539:
535:
533:
529:
526:(conversions)
525:
521:
518:
516:
512:
507:
503:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
480:
475:
471:
467:
463:
456:
452:
448:
444:
441:
437:
433:
429:
426:
423:
419:
414:
408:
405:
403:
402:Fenian Rising
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
269:
262:
258:
252:
249:
247:
244:
242:
239:
237:
234:
232:
229:
227:
224:
222:
219:
217:
214:
212:
209:
207:
204:
202:
199:
197:
194:
192:
189:
187:
184:
182:
179:
177:
174:
172:
169:
167:
164:
162:
161:German Empire
159:
157:
154:
152:
149:
147:
144:
142:
139:
137:
134:
132:
129:
127:
124:
122:
119:
117:
114:
112:
109:
107:
104:
102:
101:United States
99:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
79:
72:
69:
67:
64:
61:
60:United States
58:
57:
55:
51:
48:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
2493:
2460:
2459:Jenks M1841
2239:
2046:Colt Defense
1870:Mk 12 cannon
1831:Colt IAR6940
1808:Machine guns
1758:CAR-15 XM177
1634:Double Eagle
1446:20th century
1376:
1350:19th century
1265:
1246:
1230:. PR Books.
1227:
1218:
1209:
1170:
1148:
1128:
1118:
1109:
1102:Bibliography
1090:
1084:
1077:Roberts 2011
1072:
1065:Herring 2008
1060:
1048:
1036:
1009:
1001:the original
991:
977:
946:Gustav Young
867:
861:
850:
814:Ivan Turchin
786:John O'Neill
742:Blackbirders
718:Buffalo Bill
711:
701:
699:
695:Rollin White
692:
683:
680:
676:
664:
644:
632:Baby Dragoon
617:
608:
603:
599:
589:
584:
574:cap and ball
569:
565:
563:
501: length
439:Manufacturer
352:Fenian Raids
226:Qing Dynasty
216:Dutch Empire
141:South Africa
94:Used by
18:
2124:Bowie knife
2056:Colt Canada
2036:Colt Armory
1995:Samuel Colt
1639:Delta Elite
1602:Mustang XSP
1518:Diamondback
1463:New Service
1053:Norris 1990
1014:Wilson 1985
762:Bushrangers
750:Seth Kinman
734:Bully Hayes
624:Walker Colt
585:Ranger Size
581:Samuel Colt
570:Navy Pistol
520:.38 rimfire
461: built
425:Samuel Colt
211:Netherlands
3003:Categories
2973:Minié ball
2923:cartridges
2919:Ammunition
2494:Brown Bess
1885:Cartridges
1846:Derringers
1778:M4 carbine
1699:Ring lever
1582:Model 1910
1577:Model 1909
1523:King Cobra
1458:Model 1905
1453:New Police
1392:M1861 Navy
1387:M1860 Army
1382:Model 1855
1377:M1851 Navy
1201:1104810110
969:References
842:"Sul" Ross
716:, William
647:Texas Navy
600:Peacemaker
407:Reform War
2963:Gunpowder
2938:.44 Henry
2933:.22 Short
2729:Artillery
2625:Coach gun
1624:Commander
1592:Colt 2000
1342:Revolvers
948:engraving
844:and most
738:Ben Pease
730:Ned Kelly
515:Cartridge
453:1851–1873
196:Argentina
136:Australia
89:1851–1873
2658:Sea mine
2461:Mule ear
2187:Sidearms
1965:.380 ACP
1932:.45 Colt
1927:.44 Colt
1894:Revolver
1855:Deringer
1841:Shotguns
1763:Colt 933
1741:variants
1587:Woodsman
1528:Anaconda
1498:Buntline
1417:New Line
1397:Open Top
1357:Paterson
1294:Archived
1193:83016269
1169:(1984).
806:Tom Bell
577:revolver
469:Variants
450:Produced
431:Designed
421:Designer
47:Revolver
2738:Mortars
2463:carbine
2372:muskets
2119:Bayonet
2029:Related
1975:.45 ACP
1970:.38 ACP
1960:.32 ACP
1955:.25 ACP
1848:, misc.
1773:C20 DMR
1714:Burgess
1681:9mm SMG
1597:Mustang
1544:pistols
1503:Trooper
1372:Dragoon
766:Cowboys
649:at the
604:Colt 45
532:Caliber
464:272,000
221:Belgium
206:Denmark
66:Belgium
2988:Ramrod
2496:musket
2368:Rifles
1988:People
1753:CAR-15
1691:Rifles
1513:Python
1362:Walker
1253:
1234:
1199:
1191:
1181:
1155:
1136:
720:Cody,
542:Action
499:Barrel
490:Length
251:Mexico
191:Brazil
186:Sweden
181:Norway
176:Poland
146:France
131:Canada
2862:Naval
2761:Field
1798:CM901
1736:AR-15
1726:AR-10
1671:SCAMP
1609:M1911
1557:M1902
1552:M1900
1508:Cobra
1437:M1892
1432:M1889
1427:M1878
1422:M1877
746:Metis
2370:and
1676:MARS
1663:PDWs
1659:SMGs
1649:OHWS
1251:ISBN
1232:ISBN
1197:OCLC
1189:LCCN
1179:ISBN
1153:ISBN
1134:ISBN
667:.380
602:and
564:The
482:Mass
434:1850
266:List
260:Wars
43:Type
2864:and
2763:and
1783:ACR
1748:M16
1731:601
1644:SSP
1619:Ace
756:,
708:Use
606:).
568:or
536:.36
459:No.
3005::
2921:,
1768:C7
1661:,
1195:.
1187:.
1177:.
1021:^
872:.
859:.
840:,
836:,
832:,
828:,
824:,
820:,
816:,
812:,
808:,
804:,
800:,
796:,
792:,
788:,
784:,
780:,
776:,
772:,
768:,
764:,
760:,
752:,
748:,
744:,
740:,
736:,
732:,
728:,
724:,
522:/
2090:e
2083:t
2076:v
1843:,
1326:e
1319:t
1312:v
1259:.
1240:.
1212:.
1203:.
1161:.
1142:.
985:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
