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Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.
Pages in category "Guns of the American West" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
In June 2012, the pistol came up for sale at auction and sold for a reported sum of US$239,000. [9] The Heritage Auctions company represented the pistol as "The Most Important William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Gun Extant". [10] Accompanying the sale of the pistol were personal artifacts of Cody's including seventeen handwritten letters. [9]
Mannlicher M1894 (German Empire – pistol – 1894) Mannlicher M1895 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1895) Marlin Model 1894 (USA – rifle – 1894) Mars Automatic Pistol (United Kingdom – pistol – 1897) Martini–Henry Mark I, II, III, and IV (United Kingdom – rifle – 1871) Massachusetts Arms Maynard Carbine (USA – rifle – 1851 ...
The ancestor to the deringer of the Old West was the boxlock overcoat pistol used by travelers from the late 18th century onward as protection from highwaymen. [5] [6] These were also known as boot pistols, Toby pistols, manstopper pistols, vest pocket pistols, and muff pistols because they could be concealed in a woman’s hand-warmer muff.
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.
Uberti firearms have been featured in numerous Western movies thanks to their authentic looks. Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone visited the Uberti factory in the 1960s to procure replica Civil War and Old West revolvers for use in all his Western films including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. [9]
Changes made to the 1890 were an attempt to make it more similar to the competing Colt single-action pistols of the era. After the production of a few Model 1888 transition revolvers with 5 + 3 ⁄ 4 -inch barrel, called the "New Model Pocket Army", Remington began production of the Model 1890 Single Action Army revolver.