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  2. Colt Walker - Wikipedia

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    Colt, New York City. The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker.

  3. Category:Black-powder pistols - Wikipedia

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    C. Colt 1851 Navy Revolver. Colt Army Model 1860. Colt Dragoon Revolver. Colt M1861 Navy. Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver. Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top. Colt Paterson. Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers.

  4. Ruger Old Army - Wikipedia

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    Caliber. .44. Action. Single Action Revolver. Feed system. 6-shot Cylinder. The Ruger Old Army is a black-powder percussion revolver introduced in 1972 by the Sturm, Ruger company and manufactured through 2008. Models were available with either a 5.5 in (140 mm) or 7.5 in (190 mm) barrel. [1]

  5. Beaumont–Adams revolver - Wikipedia

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    Feed system. 5-round cylinder. Sights. Fixed front post and rear notch. The Beaumont–Adams revolver is a black powder, double-action, percussion revolver. Originally adopted by the British Army in .442 calibre (54-bore, 11.2 mm) in 1856, it was replaced in British service in 1880 by the .476 calibre (11.6 mm) [1] Enfield Mk I revolver.

  6. Colt Dragoon Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Dragoon Revolver had a comparatively shorter cylinder (thus preventing overloading the cylinder) and held up to 50 grains of powder, whereas the Walker had used up to 60 grains of powder. The Dragoon Revolver had a shorter barrel at 7.5 inches (190 mm) (and on some later revolvers, 8 inches [200 mm]) as compared to the 9-inch (230 mm ...

  7. .45 Black Powder Magnum - Wikipedia

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    The .45 BPM cartridge was developed to allow for black-powder loads of more than 40 grains. This gives the converted Colt Walker the convenience of using self-contained cartridges and the advantage of loads beyond the 40 grain limitation of the .45 Colt cartridge and provides the added benefit of moving the bullet closer to the forcing cone as ...

  8. .45 Colt - Wikipedia

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    1,151 ft⋅lbf (1,561 J) The .45 Colt (11.43×33mmR), often called the .45 Long Colt, is a rimmed, straight-walled, handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as an official US military ...

  9. 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.

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