United States Colt Model 1860 Army revolver, .44 caliber. General History The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000 ...

The Model 1860 Colts remained in cavalry service in the post-war period up to the adoption of the .45-cal. Colt Single Action Army revolver in 1873.

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 ...

Colt also produced a 7.5 inch barreled model (in case you run into one, then email me). The 1860 was also produced in .36 Caliber for the Navy but many a .44 Army would also be taken to sea.

Colt revolvers were important weapons in the US arsenal for much of the 19th century, with at least four designs — the Colt 1847, the Colt M1848 Dragoon, the Colt Army Model 1860, and the Colt ...

The early models required the barrel to be removed before the pistol's cylinder could be reloaded. During the late 1840s, Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Walker improved this design, making it robust and ...