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  2. Colt's New Model revolving rifle - Wikipedia

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    Two Colt Model 1851 Navy revolvers with same caliber and a Colt Root Model 1855 rifle, .36 cal. Colt Root carbines, .56 cal. The design of the Colt revolving rifle 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'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.

  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 Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver - Wikipedia

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    In 1855, the Sidehammer was the first Colt revolver to use the "creeping" loading lever. This loading mechanism was subsequently used in the design of the Colt Army Model 1860, Colt Navy Model 1861, and Colt Police Model 1862. The Sidehammer was the also Colt's first solid-frame, spur-trigger gun.

  6. Category:Guns of the American West - Wikipedia

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    Colt Buntline; Colt Dragoon Revolver; Colt House Revolver; Colt Lightning rifle; Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt model 1839 carbine; Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver; Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top; Colt Open Top Pocket Model Revolver; Colt Paterson; Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers; Colt's New Model revolving ...

  7. Colt ring lever rifles - Wikipedia

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    The Colt first model ring lever rifle and Colt second model ring lever rifle are two early caplock revolving rifles that were produced by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company between 1837 and 1841. The first model, produced between 1837 and 1838, was the first firearm manufactured by Samuel Colt , developed shortly before the advent of the ...

  8. Markets stumble as Wall Street sells off Big Tech - AOL

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    US stocks ended Friday in the red, closing out a lackluster week despite a year of historic highs.. The Dow was lower by 333 points, or 0.78%, after the closing bell.

  9. Rifle - Wikipedia

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    Colt began experimenting with revolving rifles in the early-19th century, and other manufacturers like Remington later experimented with them as well. The Colt Revolving Rifle Model 1855, an early repeating rifle, became the first to be used by the U.S. Government and saw some limited action during the American Civil War. Revolvers, both rifles ...