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22 January 2018
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THE COLT PATERSON RING LEVER RIFLE

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. Read more …
12 January 2018
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REMINGTON 1858 ARMY

The Remington is a single-action, six-shot, percussion revolver produced by E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y., based on the Fordyce Beals patent of September 14, 1858 […]
12 January 2018
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ROGER & SPENCER

The Rogers & Spencer was an 44. Cal was a new standard weapon for officers and cavalry. The American government supports the idea of Roger & […]
12 January 2018
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SMITH & WESSON MODEL 3

The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from circa 1870 to 1915, and was recently again offered as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson and Uberti. […]
9 January 2018
henry-rifle

HENRY RIFLE

The original Henry rifle was a sixteen shot .44 caliber rimfire, lever-action, Breech loading rifle patented by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860 after three years of design work. The […]
8 January 2018
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WINCHESTER 1866

The Winchester Model 1866 was the first Winchester rifle. Originally chambered for the  rimfire .44 Henry cartridge. Nicknamed the “Yellow Boy” because of its receiver of […]
7 January 2018
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WINCHESTER 1873

The Winchester Model 1873 was one of the most successful Winchester rifles of its day, with Winchester marketing it as “The Gun that Won the West”. […]
6 January 2018
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WINCHESTER 1876

The Winchester Model 1876, or Centennial Model, was a heavier-framed rifle than the Models 1866 and 1873, chambered for full-powered centerfire rifle cartridges suitable for big-game hunting, rather than the […]
6 January 2018
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WINCHESTER 1885

The Winchester Model 1885 is a single-shot rifle with a falling-block action. It was principally designed by John Browning. Two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall. Read more …
5 January 2018
Winchester 1886

WINCHESTER 1886

The Winchester model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period. Originally chambered in .45-70, .45-90 WCF and .40-82 WCF, it was later offered in […]
5 January 2018
winchester 1887

WINCHESTER 1887

The Winchester Model 1887 was one of the first successful repeating shotguns. Its lever-action design was chosen at the behest of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, […]
4 January 2018
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WINCHESTER 1892

The Winchester 1892 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company’s lever-action for pistol-caliber rounds […]
4 January 2018
colt

THE COLT PATERSON

The Colt Paterson is a revolver. It was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel. Read more …
4 January 2018
colt-walker

THE COLT WALKER

The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, was a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). Read more […]
3 January 2018
colt 1848 dragoon

THE COLT 1848 DRAGOON

The Colt 1848 Dragoon,  Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army’s Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The revolver was also issued to […]
3 January 2018
winchester-1893

WINCHESTER 1893

The Winchester Model 1893 Slide Action Shotgun was designed and patented by the Browning Brothers, and was the first successful slide-action shotgun. It was introduced in […]