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  2. Colt's New Model revolving rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches. [1]

  3. Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer, also known as the Colt Root Revolver after engineer Elisha K. Root (1808–1865), was a cap & ball single-action pocket revolver used during the American Civil War. It was made by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company

  4. List of firearms before the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Colt M1877 (US – revolver – 1877) Colt M1878 "Frontier" (US – revolver – 1878) Colt M1892 "New Army and Navy" (US – revolver – 1892) Colt model 1839 carbine (USA – rifle – 1838) Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver" Root Revolver" (USA – revolver – c.1855) Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top (USA – revolver – 1871) Colt ...

  5. Colt's Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.

  6. List of revolvers - Wikipedia

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    Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.31 ball/conical bullet 5 United States: c. 1847–1873 Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver "Root" Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.31 ball/conical bullet.28 ball/conical bullet 5 United States: c. 1855–1870 Colt Model 1862 Pocket Police

  7. 8 Guns That Are 100% Made in America - AOL

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    1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.

  8. Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers - Wikipedia

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    It is a smaller brother of the more famous "Colt's Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" introduced the same year and commonly designated by collectors as the "1851 Navy Model". In 1855 Colt introduced another pocket percussion revolver, the Colt 1855 "Sidehammer", designed alongside engineer Elisha K. Root.

  9. Questions remain about how Colt Gray allegedly obtained gun ...

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    Colt Gray, 14, and his father, Colin, appeared in court Friday to face charges in the killing of four people and injuring of nine at Apalachee High School in Georgia. But questions remain about ...