Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver American History Museum Usage Conditions Apply ... Object Details licensee Colt, Samuel maker Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Location Currently not on view ...

The 1851 Colt replaced the three versions of dragoon revolvers that came before the 1851, as it was lighter making easier to carry on a man's belt. It remained in production until 1873 because of ...

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. America’s economy had just been devastated by the Panic of 1837, the U.S. military wasn’t buying, and Colt was taking losses.

Uberti USA’s 1851 Navy Conversion revolver is based on the later Richards-Mason-pattern conversions, which were around while Wild Bill was alive. The loading arm typically found on cap-and-ball ...

A steel engraving of Samuel Colt with a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. Colt’s invention was a revolutionary one; however, it was met with hesitation and disinterest.

Object Details maker Griswold & Gunnison Description This six-shot .36 caliber revolver was made under contract to the Confederate government. It is a brass framed copy of the Colt 1851 Navy revolver.

The guerrilla's principal weapon was the .36 caliber 1851 Navy Colt revolver. This gun was named for its inventor, Samuel Colt, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, who as a young man designed the ...

According to online listings for the firearm model, the gun is a reproduction of one of the most widely used firearms during the American Civil War, the Colt 1851 Navy. As an antique black powder ...