Colt M1861 Navy

Colt M1861 Navy

Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 to 1873. It converts the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model 1860, but had a half inch shorter barrel at 7.5 inches. Total production was 38,000 revolvers.

Colt M1861 Navy

Like its predecessor, the 1851 Colt Navy Revolver, it saw widespread use in the American Civil War and the American western frontier, but much less produced. It has the same general specifications as the previous model, but with a round barrel and some other pestle. [2] Although similar in design to the Colt Model 1860 Army, the lighter recoil of the .36 caliber 1861 Navy was the preference of some cavalry soldiers.

Colt M1861 Navy

During the Civil War, its main rival in England the Adams self-cocking revolver. The Adams fired a .49 caliber bullet and did not require the shooter to the hammer withdraw. Colt Colt revolver was more popular because of its mass-produced weapons, while Adams' products were handmade by skilled craftsmen. In the United States, the main rival was the Remington Model 1858 Colt revolver.