This site provides values and information on firearms in a convenient online pricing guide format, and allows you to find out what your used guns are worth. This a cap and ball revolving rifle, and is loaded with black powder, lead round balls, and percussion caps. A more detailed history of revolvers and the colt patent is found in. A history of the colt revolver and the other arms made by. The porter was one of the few turret rifles ever put into serial production. For the next 14 years, winchester aggressively sought new markets, created new products and explored new. A study of remington revolving rifles remington society. The single action revolving carbine was made famous in the popular man with no name western movies of the 60s.
Revolving carbine models, although not a popular as lever actions at the time, were carried in several significant wars. It said some sharps shooters used them before they could get their hands on a sharps rifle. All you need to enjoy a day at the range is powder, caps, proper eye and ear. Winchester continued to refine firearm designs with inventors benjamin tyler henry and nelson king, and on may 22, 1866, the winchester repeating arms company was born. Manufacturers include henry, sharps, spencer, winchester, volcanic, remingtion and more. Colt model 1855 revolving carbine sixshot service rifle. These odd bullets were used by birges sharpshooters 66th illinois vol.
In 1836, connecticutborn gun manufacturer samuel colt 181462 received a u. The book is a must for both book collectors and colt firearms collectors. Mark iv product safety warning and recall notice june 2017. The deadlands armory page for revolving rifles, turret guns, harmonica guns, and. Rick pays big money for rare revolving rifle season 16 history. The colt revolving rifle of 1855 aptly named the model 1855 was an attempt to provide the repeating action of a revolver within a shortened rifle form carbine. The 1855 colt root percussion revolving carbine revisited. Here is the new version of the video about the history and shooting of the original 1855 colt root percussion revolving carbine. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Hiram maxim was born in sangersville, maine in 1840 and was the inventor of the maxim machine gun and the maxim silencer.
The sights consist of a fixedblade front and a buckhorn adjustable rear. Colt began experimenting with revolving rifles in the early 19th century, making them in a variety of calibers and barrel lengths. The theory behind this configuration was that it was easy to conceal, quick to assemble, and could fire the larger caliber cartridges. Colts first successful military contract arm, this short revolving rifle was part of a. Colt history wild west originals learn more about colt. All of the advertisements ive seen show the remington revolving rifle as having a part hexagon, part round barrel. The browning machine gun volume 1 rifle caliber brownings in u. Whitney arms m1861 connecticut contract rifle musket.
Its a 44 carbine, the design that fathered not only the 1022, but rugers entire line of rifles. Only 31 of the original buntline revolvers were ever produced, and only 18 of those are around today. Revolving rifles and carbines were among the first effective repeating rifles. A history of the first repeating rifles weapons in.
This unit was armed with these hand crafted rifles in various calibers very early in the war. Antique firearms from flintlocks through yellowboy leveractions, this collection includes early american fort guns, market guns, military guns, and the great sixshooter equalizers of the west. In 1881, a friend of american inventor hiram maxim told him. Model 1839 patterson revolving cylinder percussion. A rare antique probably italian large caliber 6 shot single and double action revolving rifle with octagonal damascus steel rifled barrel. Revolving rifles were an attempt to increase the rate of fire of rifles by combining them with the revolving firing mechanism that had been developed earlier for revolving pistols.
A history of the guns and the company that made them savage and stevens, arms and history, 1849 to date still more single shot rifles. In 2012, navy arms now operated by val forgett iii, temporarily suspended the importation side of the business. Revolving rifle history fairfax firearm repair llc. A specialized sixshooter, the rugers new model blackhawk.
This book serves as a reliable, easytouse reference for the collector and military historian. Its successor, the short magazine leeenfield smleaffectionately referred to by british troops as the less pleasant smellyused during world. Vintage trapping magazines paperback by russ carmen fox,muskrat general trapping. Finding the blue book value of your new and used firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, airguns, and blackpowder guns is easy with the number one source of gun pricing. From 1450 to the present day and millions of other books are. For specific information on any of these books, click on the picture of the book. Before rick takes a shot at a deal on a rare springfield arms rifle, he. The colt buntline 1873 singleaction target revolver has become one of the icons of the old west. List of infantry weapons and equipment of the canadian. I just got a book on civil war guns and there was quite a bit on the 1855 colt revolving rifle. Between june 1942 and august 1945, ten primary contractors and dozens of subcontractors established manufacturing facilities, tooled up, and produced over six million m1 carbines under the. The war between the north and south remains the most bloody conflict in american history with over 625,000 souls claimed. This carbine is another of those great firearms that sam colt should have made. It is a sixshooter with an overall length of 32 that weighs just a little more than 4 pounds with its 16.
This revolving carbine is described by rock island auction as very good with nearly all of the gold inlay, 20% of the period refurbished blue finish, case colors visible on the hammer, mostly brown patina throughout, some patches of minor pitting, and scattered marks and scratches. The cattleman carbine is manufactured on the new model forged frame with a rifle style buttstock fit to it. A rifle is a singleperson portable, longbarrelled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves rifling cut into the bore wall. If you wanted to make a lot of money, invent something that will. The original model was named the magazine leeenfield mlenicknamed the emilywhich came into widespread service in the mid1890s. Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 64 with. Using records from the colt factory, regimental books, ordnance departmentbureau and the treasury department and surviving examples of the revolvers, the author has amassed a. For nearly 150 years, the singleaction sixshot revolver has stood as americas iconic firearm, serving soldiers and ranchers, lawmen and rogues alike. Lot of gun digest books 19811984 rifle pistol handgun target shoot shotgun. Models produced by colt were carried in the mexican war and in the apache wars of the old southwest. Over the years, this company has imported many blackpowder and modern surplus firearms and replicas.
The man burner in the movie lonesome dove also favored the revolving carbine. Choose from traditional field sights or adjustable target sights. Many of the models imported are classified as curios and relics. The serial number 220 is stamped on bottom of frame, on trigger guard strap, bach of cylinder and base of buttplate. His approval led to the purchase of 107,372 spencer repeating carbines and. The full octogon barrel represents approximately 90% of the rifles reported. The lightly sanded and refinished stock is very good and has. This is a list of infantry weapons used by the canadian military throughout its history and military arms used by militaries in preconfederation conflicts in canada. Revolving carbine repeating rifles rifles products. The colt new model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the colts.
The last known find site of these bullets is kingston ga. 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. Turret rifles are similar in principle to revolvers, but they is a cylinder with radial chambers like the spokes of a ria. Richard gatling patented his design of the gatling gun, a sixbarreled weapon capable of firing a then phenomenal 200 rounds per minute. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with both hands and braced via a firm buttstock against the shooters shoulder for stability during shooting. Harrington and richardson is not a particularly exciting gun company, and never has been. Get the best deals on hunting books when you shop the largest online selection at. Over the years, the blackhawk has been going through an evolutionary process, and today its far better than the original. There are a total of 45 civil war rifles 18611865 in the military factory. Samuel colt developed the first massproduced, multishot, revolving firearms. Collector grade publications gun books online gun books store. Collector grade publications online gun books store.
Oliver fisher winchester, founder of winchester repeating arms company. A collection of manuals and instructions related to firearms, handheld weapons, and other related products. Today, this legacy continues, expressed in the elegant lines and simple, reliable operation of the heritage rough rider singleaction revolvers. Book glossary from the blue book gun collector organizations from the blue book. Despite the popularity of the new lever action rifles introduced after the civil war, many manufacturers continued to offer specialorder carbine versions of their. While the book is a little long on the companys history and patent paper details, the rundown of colt models and the quality of the photos at least on my original copy are excellent. Carbines were typically shortenedbarrel forms of longer rifle counterparts and were suitable for use by mounted troops or secondline infantry while also being a firearms. Among the longestserving firearms of all time is the british leeenfield. The triggerguard also has a spur on the bottom to help with grip support.
Rick pays big money for rare revolving rifle season. This redipak comes with an 1860 army black powder revolver. Pate the definitive history of the colt model 1860 army revolver. Navy arms company all models gun values by gun digest. The colt model 1860 army revolver by pate mowbray publishing. It didnt tell much about them chain firing, but i did read somewhere that one soldier is.
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