Colt 1871-72 Open Top: The Revolver That Begat The Single Action Army
Though largely forgotten and scarce today, the Colt 1871-72 "Open Top" revolvers represented an evolution in design for Colt, and ultimately paved the way for the Colt to transition from the cap-and-ball era to the cartridge era of the Single Action Army.
Book Review—The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
Author Charles W. Pate has again provided the gun collecting community with another remarkable tome, this time on the most popular revolver of the Civil War era.
Colt's New Model Holster Pistol in the Civil War
Though its first deliveries were to the South, it was also the handgun most used by Federal cavalry.
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