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The Ashton Model 1842 was a single-shot percussion-based pistol. It was one of the older guns in use during the Civil War and not as effective as its counterparts like the revolver.

A Civil War-era revolver that belonged to Pvt. Daniel S. Yohn, a member of the famed First Defenders, is on display at the Berks History Center, 940 Centre Ave.

The LeMat revolver is one of the interesting curiosities of the Civil War, a revolver with a shotgun barrel in the center, hence the nickname “grapeshot revolver.” It was invented in 1856 by ...

Troopers say an employee found the Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy Revolver in a trash can in the parking lot of the Walmart at 1270 York Road in Straban Township.

The auction to be held May 13-15 will feature these revolvers and other very rare Civil War-era artifacts. The public is welcome to view the items in person on May 12 at Rock Island Auction Company.

Police in Gettysburg said they discovered a Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy revolver after being called to the Walmart located at 1270 York Rd. in Adams County, Straban Township, at 5:14 p.m. Tuesday.

A Civil War revolver was found by a Walmart employee while changing the trash in the parking lot in Straban Township, Adams County on Tuesday evening. The gun found was identified as a Pietta 1851 ...