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John Henry Fitzgerald's Colts were the first modern combat revolvers.

True West Magazine True West considers these the most significant workhorses of the frontier. Produced in St. Louis, Missouri, by the Hawken family, these heavy, large-bored, full- and half-stock muzzleloaders were designed for shooting dangerous Western game. More rugged than the earlier Pennsylvania rifles, the Hawkens were considered the best of the plains rifles. Hawken customers included mountain men Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, Mariano Modena and Jedediah Smith, among others. – firearm phot...

Pettengill: The Civil War’s Only Hammerless Revolver Ammoland Inc. Posted on Pettengill revolver actions were easily gummed up by blackpowder residue. (Rock Island Auction Co) U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Countless revolver variations found their way into the hands of soldiers, both North and South, during the Civil War. From the diminutive Smith & Wesson Model 1 to the heavy-handed LeMat and everything in between, they all looked very similar to one another. That’s what makes the revo...