In the United States the Colt 1873 Single Action Army became the best known revolver of the 1870’s through to the end of the nineteenth century, with the Smith & Wesson No. 3 in second place,…
Webley No.5 New Model Army Express Revolver
The Surrender Revolver of Jefferson Davis
The story of the capture of the President of the Confederate States of America marks the final end of the American Civil War. The story of this capture has been told, and embellished, but the eye…
Rogers and Spencer Revolvers
The Rogers and Spencer was perhaps the greatest of the Civil War revolvers, but paradoxically it was never used in combat in the Civil War. Fast Facts Rogers and Spencer were located in Uttica, New York,…
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver
Fast Facts This Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver has been confirmed as having been delivered to Theodore Roosevelt whilst he was in San Antonio in 1898 preparing his “Rough Riders” for the war in Cuba….
Standard Manufacturing Single Action Revolver
To Produce the Finest Single Action Revolver Standard Manufacturing make an ambitious claim for their Single Action Revolver: they state “Never before in history has an effort been put forth to produce the finest single action…
Tranter 577 Manstopper Double-Action Revolver
A “Manstopper” Revolver Cartridge British Army officers of the Victorian Era were required to do active service in the far flung reaches of the British Empire which included significant chunks of Africa, India, and such places…
