While externally similar to a standard Colt 1860 Army cap-and-ball revolver (inset, l.), the gun being discussed is a breech-loading, .44-cal., center-fire, 1860 Army Model Richards-pattern ...

Pate has compiled an easy to read and understand narrative of the Colt New Model Army revolver (NMA), meticulously researched with over 1400 footnotes. Few authors in the gun world today make as ...

In July 1873, the Army adopted the Colt and ordered 8,000 revolvers, along with a substantial run of 3,000 Smith & Wesson Model 3s, to replace its obsolete Colt 1860 Army Percussion revolvers.

This Colt Model 1860 is a cap and ball revolver used by the Union Army during the Civil War, giving the North a winning edge over the Confederacy. The .44 caliber model is engraved and silver ...

By 1860 the .44- caliber New Model Army revolver soon rivaled the Navy on which it was based. Its frame and grip initially matched the Navy in size, but Colt later lengthened the grip to absorb ...