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  2. Colt Single Action Army - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun.It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (today known as Colt's Manufacturing Company) and was adopted as the standard-issued revolver of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.

  3. List of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog ...

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    Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.

  4. List of numbered documents of the United States Department of War

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    Drill regulations and service manual for sanitary troops, United States Army, 1914 : corrected to April 15, 1917 (changes nos. 1 to 4) 1917: 235: field manual 440: The soldier's handbook for use in the army of the United States. Revised 1913: 1913: 91: manual 441: Coast artillery war game: 1913: 69: artillery, coast, war games 442: Small arms ...

  5. List of weapons in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    A .44 caliber revolver made for the US Cavalry to replace the heavier Colt M1848 Dragoon. The Bessemer steel process invented in the 1850s made a lighter stronger revolver in .44 caliber possible. Colt M1861 Navy revolver: Updated version of the .36 caliber Colt M1851 Navy with lines similar to the Colt M1860 Army. Colt M1862 Police revolver

  6. List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.

  7. Remington Model 1875 - Wikipedia

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    Remington Model 1875 Single Action Army (a.k.a. Improved Army or Frontier Army) [2] was a revolver by E. Remington & Sons. It was based upon the successful New Model Army ( Remington Model 1858 ) with both revolvers having the same size, appearance, and the removable cylinder.

  8. Remington Model 1858 - Wikipedia

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    The Remington-Beals Model Revolvers [dubious – discuss] along with subsequent models and variations were percussion revolvers manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons in .31 (Pocket) .36 (Navy) or .44 (Army) caliber, used during the American Civil War, and was the beginning of a successful line of medium and large frame pistols.

  9. Colt Army Model 1860 - Wikipedia

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    the Army Model 1860 shares its frame with the Colt Navy Model 1851. The Colt 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the .36 caliber 1851 Navy revolver. The frame is relieved to allow the use of a rebated cylinder that enables the Army to be chambered in .44 caliber. The barrel on the 1860 Army has a forcing cone that is visibly shorter than that ...