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Sam Colt's Paterson No1 Model Carbine

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Sam Colt's very first work was done in Baltimore, but this ended fairly quickly, and it was with his subsequent move to Paterson New Jersey that the first true production Colt firearms were made. Colt set up a small shop there and introduced both handguns and rifles using his patented system in which cocking the hammer of a revolver would rotate and index the cylinder. Initially the rifles and carbines were substantially more popular than the handguns, mainly because of caliber. The pistols were tiny .28 caliber pocket models, and remarkably underpowered, while the rifles were .40 caliber and more practical. Both were very expensive, though. Only 200 of these first model rifles/carbines were made, with 50 of them going to the Army for the Seminole Campaign in Florida.
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@trigonome777
@trigonome777 7 жыл бұрын
7:56 Although uncommon, centaurs with rifles used to prowl the land, especially in North America and Australia. Unfortunately they were extinguished at the same time when the Soviet elves began to forge the first Mosin-Nagant. However, there is no other relationship between the two facts. If you ask why they used rifles, well, it was to reach fruits in very tall trees, what they did was to down the tree by shooting, so that they can feed.
@benbilbrey749
@benbilbrey749 5 жыл бұрын
Kaizer Melrakki Have you skipped your meds again?
@claptrap4084
@claptrap4084 5 жыл бұрын
What about the Norse Dwarves who invented the LMG????
@dragonllig790
@dragonllig790 4 жыл бұрын
Genius
@trigonome777
@trigonome777 4 жыл бұрын
@@claptrap4084 That happened many years later, when Argentine ants invaded their caves and ate their mead reserves. Mead was important to the dwarves because it gave them strength to mine the hard rock. Therefore, with his last strength, a blacksmith named Roberto threw into the forge a dwarf pick, bronze and some of John Browning's hair ... He proceeded to close the forge and clap 3 times while kneeling before a Chinese man. And so it was that from the forge came a light machine gun with a chain of 200 bullets, which they used to mine the rocks, until the new mead harvest was well fermented.
@Tunkkis
@Tunkkis 3 жыл бұрын
>Soviet elves >first Mosin-Nagant What?
@MrJimodoom
@MrJimodoom 7 жыл бұрын
Your show is incredibly relaxing to watch. It's a little like watching David Attenborough; the calm, collected, informative voice explaining things.
@marundiir4241
@marundiir4241 7 жыл бұрын
Well someone has the same opinion xD It made my comment looks like copy-pasted.
@isabelladestegonzaga5529
@isabelladestegonzaga5529 6 жыл бұрын
MrJimodoom , yep ) find ich auch :-)
@skwerldeath
@skwerldeath 5 жыл бұрын
I agree entirely! I wonder if Ian would be interested in reading books for Audible.com.....
@fatjeezussouthtexasoutdoor5244
@fatjeezussouthtexasoutdoor5244 2 жыл бұрын
I usually put on a FW playlist to fall asleep to
@Evan_Bell
@Evan_Bell Жыл бұрын
Unintentional ASMR. But yeah, I get it. I like to have it playing through earphones while working.
@amunderdog
@amunderdog 7 жыл бұрын
In 2015, the relative value of $150.00 from 1837 = $3,840.00 or $1 worth of 1837 dollars is now worth $25
@GreenDayFanMT
@GreenDayFanMT 7 жыл бұрын
Funny maybe this rifle will be sold around 4000 $. Only 180 years later people are willing to pay Colts prices :)
@ragnarokstravius2074
@ragnarokstravius2074 7 жыл бұрын
A gun to hunt and then eat your prey.
@Bucky1836
@Bucky1836 6 жыл бұрын
a better one is a Roman silver denarius which is the same as a us silver dime which is about a 1/10 oz of silver....and a roman solider was paid a dime a day in 1898 the US soldier was paid 13 dollars a month roughly 4 silver dimes a day or .40 cents .....its neat playing with currencies
@Haphazardization
@Haphazardization 7 жыл бұрын
"and a...centaur with a rifle" Was not expecting that at all xD
@ranwolf76
@ranwolf76 7 жыл бұрын
that needs to be a movie
@kaz5707
@kaz5707 7 жыл бұрын
for the cavalry i think it is very fitting =D
@natheria4933
@natheria4933 4 жыл бұрын
makes sense to me because you would expect the heavy infantry or cavalry to use this weapon. Like seriously, what a neat gun. Funny though how cost and quantity always seems to undermine good weapons. At least it was not politics this time.
@Lucius1958
@Lucius1958 4 жыл бұрын
Adding a centaur automatically makes anything 20% cooler... 7@=Q Had he known that, this fellow would be carrying one, instead of just a pistol... www.furaffinity.net/view/1238412/
@maticstudios
@maticstudios 4 жыл бұрын
Lucius1958 1: Furafinity? Wtf dude! 2: No, he is general staff and would not carry a rifle. 3: Just no
@JoeTheVenezuelan
@JoeTheVenezuelan 7 жыл бұрын
A rifle with moving pictures? Killing AND entertaiment!? Now this is luxury.
@lakrids-pibe
@lakrids-pibe 3 жыл бұрын
Netflix and chill
@greghardy9476
@greghardy9476 Жыл бұрын
Considering the ‘chain fire’ hazard, the proper use of the off hand, on this rifle, could be practiced for an extremely high rate of fire.
@benm5913
@benm5913 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I love revolver rifles! Thanks a bunch Gun Jesus.
@daviddraper6240
@daviddraper6240 Жыл бұрын
I’m close to 73 years old, very familiar with guns, and have never heard of this. Thank you for the education.
@lumpychucks6457
@lumpychucks6457 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. These guns would never be in my price range, but seeing them before going into the hands of a collector amazing. Thanks for your work, and keep it up.
@PierceyeG
@PierceyeG 5 жыл бұрын
It's always fascinating to see the plethora of firearm patterns that have been tested and tried through the years. Thank you for another interesting post and history lesson.
@silverado669
@silverado669 7 жыл бұрын
I Always "like" your videos, been a subscriber for a long time. Just wanted to say That I appreciate your dedication to your channel and I LOVE your videos and the knowledge you pass on. Some of the best stuff out there :)
@ForgottenWeapons
@ForgottenWeapons 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@NerdGlassGamingPA
@NerdGlassGamingPA 7 жыл бұрын
Sir, never change !! Especially your intro (personal not video intro ) is always awesome and on point !
@Riazor1370
@Riazor1370 7 жыл бұрын
The Colt may lack of interchangeable parts production method like the Hall carbine, but the colt was the first adaptation of percussion priming on revolvers.
@Peterowsky
@Peterowsky 4 жыл бұрын
150 dollars in 1837 is somewhere in the ballpark of 4000 dollars today. So while it was a significant improvement over existing designs, you could reasonably arm a couple (or more) trained men for the price of just one of these.
@colers2366
@colers2366 7 жыл бұрын
A big issue that these guns actually had was that percussion cap revolver rifles had a very, very big safety concern. When trying to rapidly load these weapons, ending up with some blackpowder in front of the cylinder could have disastrous consequesnces. Now, this is an omnipresent issue with percussion cap revolvers; setting off chambers that you didn't want set off due to stray powder near the chamber after sloppy reloads, but with a normal percussion cap revolver, it at most wasted some time-intensive shots and damaged your gun slightly. However, this being a carbine, the shooters hand was often placed in front of the chambers; holding the barrels to stabize and aim the gun. Result: this misfire would cost you a lot of fingers and possibly your entire hand.
@jandjsgunchannel449
@jandjsgunchannel449 7 жыл бұрын
bryant suiskens That's why animal fat or wax was used on the lead ball. It prevented flames from reaching the powder behind the ball. Not sure when they started doing that though...
@jaguarfacedman1365
@jaguarfacedman1365 7 жыл бұрын
+Jack and Justin's Gun Channel crisco
@forge52100
@forge52100 7 жыл бұрын
It could be an issue with undersized ammo or "egged" chambers or a burr on a chamber mouth. If the rite sized ammo was used, and the chambers in good shape, you could pour powder over the chamber mouths and it would not set them off from the front. The vast majority of chain fires comes from the cap end, not the chamber mouth. As an aside, after the first loading there is a good bit of fouling in the chambers, that gets shoved back into the chamber with the lead projectile and makes for an additional seal if there is any imperfects in the projectile. Very few people used any kind of lube over the projectiles either. All lube does is keep fouling soft and accuracy up and the cylinder moving for multiple loadings. Heavier charges like the Walker or rifles used would foul quicker as well. Also, take a look at a cylinder face you've lubed up after firing one round, most is blown off. The good thing is some is left to lube the bullet, and some is blown into the arbor to keep things running. I did an experiment a while back with no lube and after 4 cylinder full's the 1860's accuracy went south quick, and just a couple more loadings and the cylinder had to be turned by hand. Using a simple swipe of crisco and the gun would shoot all day. That said, a bad cap or undersized loading in the heat of the moment could cost you fingers or hand, so the majority of revolving rifles were designed with you putting you off hand behind the cylinder. The cocking ring on this one would suffice to keep you digits out of the way. Even if you did not have a chain fire, which was fairly rare, you have a hot blast of gas against your off forearm. I've read reports of some civil war shooters using the Colt revolving rifle had leather gauntlets to protect against the gas leaking from the cylinder.
@colers2366
@colers2366 7 жыл бұрын
forge52100 Well the "ergonomic issue" of getting hot gas blown against your wrist was also a big factor to the massive unpopularity of the concept of revolver carbines. There is a reason why the only revolver carbine ever seen as 'decent" was the Pieper using a gas seal system.
@Bucky1836
@Bucky1836 7 жыл бұрын
the Republic of Texas Used them as well as the Revolving Shotgun for the Marines and Navy and Cavalry......thats how the Texas Rangers under Captain Hayes got outfitted with surplus naval pattersons....fun fact the 1851 "Navy" was intended to be called the 1851 Ranger..but Navy stuck cause of the Republic of Texas Naval Battle scrolled on the cylinder
@jamesellsworth9673
@jamesellsworth9673 3 жыл бұрын
A FASCINATING history here! It is also a handsome design. This must have been a hit at the auction.
@CallieYote
@CallieYote 7 жыл бұрын
3:40 so what you're saying is that Jacksons mishandling of the banking crisis was one of the reasons revolving rifles didn't take off as well as they could have? Thanks Jackson.
@hjorturerlend
@hjorturerlend 7 жыл бұрын
That should become a meme, now Obama is going out of office x) I overslept? *Arigatou Jackson-san*
@jojothermidor
@jojothermidor 7 жыл бұрын
Tristen Huffman: sorry but Jackson was a fucking badass
@matejmatej3554
@matejmatej3554 7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos and I can't wait for you to post a new one so thank you for posting almost everyday greetings from Slovenia
@marundiir4241
@marundiir4241 7 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos talking about guns is like watching BBC animal planet with David Attenborough narrating.
@illuminatus3125
@illuminatus3125 7 жыл бұрын
If Ian could get Attenborough to guest narrate an episode, that would be the absolute business. "And here we see delightful stampings of a scene with Indians, deer, and a centaur with a rifle."
@marundiir4241
@marundiir4241 7 жыл бұрын
illuminatus3125 xD
@mysss29
@mysss29 7 жыл бұрын
* "And here we see the firearms expert, talking into a camera..."
@Bucky1836
@Bucky1836 6 жыл бұрын
Ian please do a vid on the firepower of the Republic of Texas Military.....and how the navy battle came to be on the 1851 Colt
@ScreamingSturmovik
@ScreamingSturmovik 7 жыл бұрын
im surprised to hear about how soldiers liked it, i read about the 1855 colt rifle wasn't very good due to the blast escaping before the barrel as is typical with revolvers burning the arm and overheating of cylinders complicating reloading
@skepticalbadger
@skepticalbadger 7 жыл бұрын
There are indexing single action flintlocks that only require you to pivot the frizzen back into position between shots. Colt denied having seen one before coming up with his patent.
@ForgottenWeapons
@ForgottenWeapons 7 жыл бұрын
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@moisesmontecillo7570
@moisesmontecillo7570 3 жыл бұрын
Mr.Hands would love that centar and I mean LOVE it
@BurnTheNuance
@BurnTheNuance 7 жыл бұрын
Wow, 150+ on the late 1800's? Dang, that's like 3,300 dollars roughly. Spendy!
@Wintizer448
@Wintizer448 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian, loved the video, I was wondering if you've ever done a video or plan to do one on the .22 Remington Jet round? My grandfather had a revolver chambered for it and I've been wanting to learn more about it.
@kaz5707
@kaz5707 7 жыл бұрын
god damn it! im looking through the board and no on can seem to be able to figure out the centaur. its a nod at the cavalry (the guys who might be able to afford the damn thing...) one with horse. ....come on....
@pommel47
@pommel47 7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting for historic Colt enthusiasts.
@bam111965
@bam111965 7 жыл бұрын
Didn't the Allen & Thurber Pepperbox guns automatically rotate the cylinder/barrel assembly each time the trigger was pulled? And since they were double action guns, they in essence were cocking the hammer while rotating. Isn't this essentially what Colt patented much later?
@CCGR-2024
@CCGR-2024 7 жыл бұрын
I had seen something about these years ago, thanks for showing this great video about a rare but important firearn!
@mmercier0921
@mmercier0921 4 жыл бұрын
You find these guns that are so unusual it amazes me. Human encyclopedia.
@millwaterpublishing1387
@millwaterpublishing1387 7 жыл бұрын
Did Colt issue these with an articulated armor gauntlet for the off hand? It doesn't look like it would handle well with both hands positioned behind the cylinder gap. It'd probably produce better ballistics and accuracy with that barrel shortened by half anyway. Early in the learning curve, this model.
@mannyowlstein8144
@mannyowlstein8144 7 жыл бұрын
I loled at the centaur
@Rudofaux
@Rudofaux 7 жыл бұрын
Manny Owlstein it's the way he said it that got my sides bursting. ...and we have a centaur with a rifle? Yep, that is a centaur..with a rifle.
@5peciesunkn0wn
@5peciesunkn0wn 6 жыл бұрын
Revolver rifles are cool, some sort of 'alternate history' type deal that seems extremely, extremely plausible. And 'upside down' revolvers look futuristic.
@stewknoles4790
@stewknoles4790 7 жыл бұрын
Ian, your videos are great. A lot of history.
@EnhancedNightmare
@EnhancedNightmare 7 жыл бұрын
Centaur with a rifle. HAHAH oh my God I cracked up.
@Blueswailer
@Blueswailer 7 жыл бұрын
That is one sweet carbine, hot diggity damn. Love me some revolving rifles.
@KincadeCeltoSlav
@KincadeCeltoSlav 7 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL
@MAMODMAN95
@MAMODMAN95 7 жыл бұрын
@forgottenweapons will you ever do a video on The Solothurn S18-1000? Thanks
@ForgottenWeapons
@ForgottenWeapons 7 жыл бұрын
If I am able to get access to one, yes.
@RockOfLions
@RockOfLions 3 жыл бұрын
What was the weight of the .525 ball and what was the powder charge?
@Gojiro7
@Gojiro7 Жыл бұрын
I shared this video with someone and the first words out of their mouth was "why does this thing have three triggers? " XD
@valqueenofValhalla
@valqueenofValhalla 5 жыл бұрын
So it's the Barret m82 of the 1830z
@KickyFut
@KickyFut 5 жыл бұрын
*$115 grand??* Jeeze, Colt weapons are still too expensive!!😅
@davidstegman8147
@davidstegman8147 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian
@BlarghMeow
@BlarghMeow 7 жыл бұрын
That stock looks very comfortable
@normanm5254
@normanm5254 7 жыл бұрын
1830s, wow, quite a few moons ago. That's around the time that percussion caps were first developed, wasn't it? No wait... maybe the caps were 1820s and the Minie Ball was 1830s or 40s? I remember those two inventions being right around that period; 1820s-1840s or 50s. Been a while since I wrote that essay in College...
@benjaminhart4354
@benjaminhart4354 7 жыл бұрын
"and it was a dismal failure" omg ian you say the best things
@stoneblue1795
@stoneblue1795 7 жыл бұрын
Dang that's a purty gun. Nice one brother.
@aaftiyoDkcdicurak
@aaftiyoDkcdicurak Жыл бұрын
That cycling mechanism is funkier then James Brown😎
@chunglii8
@chunglii8 7 жыл бұрын
Rifle centaur ftw!
@Tyrannosaurus54
@Tyrannosaurus54 7 жыл бұрын
"The trigger goes *Boop*"
@FokkerAce1917
@FokkerAce1917 7 жыл бұрын
It's cool knowing this was made in the next town over from me. Such a shame Paterson turned into the hood though.
@mariorossi9655
@mariorossi9655 7 жыл бұрын
"aaannndddd ..... a centaur with a rifle." LoL
@bullvalene
@bullvalene 7 жыл бұрын
Ian, if you get the opportunity could you do a Wesson 2 trigger rifle/carbine. This guns silhouette sorta reminded me of that and i could not find any videos.
@phantumTom
@phantumTom 5 жыл бұрын
It was expensive back then and it still was expensive when it was bought at this auction
@kenibnanak5554
@kenibnanak5554 7 жыл бұрын
Neat. Do you have a video on the 'infamous' Colt 1858 revolving rifle?
@lv2943
@lv2943 7 жыл бұрын
Not sure if 'revolutionary' was a pun.
@jeffreyknickman5559
@jeffreyknickman5559 3 жыл бұрын
He actually does that in his vid about the evolution of the Dragoon
@Ugly_German_Truths
@Ugly_German_Truths 3 жыл бұрын
Somebody must have loved this gun very much, they did not put one but TWO rings on it...
@reapercarl5047
@reapercarl5047 3 жыл бұрын
Defo think this is were they got the idea for the gun blade for ff
@dlstanf2
@dlstanf2 7 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Let's do one on Lewis and Clarks air gun.
@SamSung-mw6qt
@SamSung-mw6qt 7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@JKC40
@JKC40 7 жыл бұрын
that is going to go for a fortune.
@aaa72317
@aaa72317 4 жыл бұрын
Shame you didn't disassemble it. Would have liked to see it's insides.
@MrGregory777
@MrGregory777 7 жыл бұрын
just like those ancient Greek pots
@chazdoomy1512
@chazdoomy1512 7 жыл бұрын
Up-vote for centaur cavalry.
@HaNsWiDjAjA
@HaNsWiDjAjA 5 жыл бұрын
So theoretically in the field you could have a number of pre-loaded cylinders, and replaced them in the gun one after another after firing the previous one empty? Kinda like a cumbersome magazine?
@sae1095hc
@sae1095hc 7 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many left hands were mangled from chainfires with these kinds of guns.
@tandyman1330
@tandyman1330 7 жыл бұрын
Just one per operator.
@giulianoleon5205
@giulianoleon5205 7 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on the Gewehr m.95 and if not, can you make one?
@avocares
@avocares 7 жыл бұрын
Are the groves on either side of the breech to direct gasses outwards and help prevent a chain fire, or are they there for some other reason?
@ctlindcetera8321
@ctlindcetera8321 5 ай бұрын
Sam Colt's Paterson No1 Model Carbine
@marsholio3000
@marsholio3000 7 жыл бұрын
6:01 trigger poop
@TheWewanater
@TheWewanater 7 жыл бұрын
for those wondering $150 in 1837 would be about $3,750 today
@gonzalez519
@gonzalez519 7 жыл бұрын
I know its not a "Forgotten Weapon" so to speak but nevertheless you always do great reviews, could you please do a review on the new UTAS XTR-12 semiauto shotgun whenever you can get your hands on it.....looks very promising 😉👍
@walrusking14
@walrusking14 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian, I think the notion of high ranking officers buying their men firearms is interesting. Judging from some of your other videos it seems like it was a decently common practice. Is that truly the case? Also do you know of any recent examples of this (post-WW2)?
@aquadragon1
@aquadragon1 7 жыл бұрын
Cool one.
@washingtoncommandcenter5541
@washingtoncommandcenter5541 2 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know what that Colt "Chanel" logo was? I've seen pictures of that same logo in gold and silver on different Colt Patterson rifles.
@machans372
@machans372 3 жыл бұрын
Was expecting a lion or something on the cylinder but a Centaur with a rifle...
@infin1ty850
@infin1ty850 7 жыл бұрын
Holy shit balls, it sold for $115k. I understand why it did, but wow.
@FatBoy42069
@FatBoy42069 7 жыл бұрын
Hey just letting you know like every other KZbin I watch that this has been happening to haven't seen your videos pop up in my sub box.
@russbilzing5348
@russbilzing5348 6 ай бұрын
So, comparably, Colt assumed the role, then, that Korth has, nowadays.
@redburton2661
@redburton2661 7 жыл бұрын
This video make anyone else think of the new Colt A1 clone for $2500? Some things never change...
@carriertaiyo2694
@carriertaiyo2694 7 жыл бұрын
Do you suppose this would have a problem with chain fires? You know, all chambers going off at once?
@merlemorrison482
@merlemorrison482 7 жыл бұрын
How would you go about decocking this rifle?
@ZombieWilfred
@ZombieWilfred 7 жыл бұрын
I imagine hold onto the lever in it's pulled down position, then pull the trigger and ease it down... Not positive though.
@tobykenneally3169
@tobykenneally3169 7 жыл бұрын
With the length of the barrel and there being a cylinder gap is there a cut of length that this won't work?
@orhandogan7960
@orhandogan7960 Жыл бұрын
Very nice how much cost this?
@Crimson-kt7fd
@Crimson-kt7fd 7 жыл бұрын
Imagine if these were the standard issue weapon on both sides during the American Civil War
@ducomaritiem7160
@ducomaritiem7160 7 жыл бұрын
Hi, - say, in my opinion this cylinder looks more etched then engraved to me... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do a fair bit of etching myself on steel...
@anthonyad2959889
@anthonyad2959889 7 жыл бұрын
Жаль что не показал как это оружие перезаряжалось. А так всё супер!
@rileydog22
@rileydog22 7 жыл бұрын
Seems like it would be annoying to use a single action gun where you can't see the hammer. I'm sure it would be easy in the heat of battle to forget whether you ran the lever a few minutes ago before you galloped to some other part of the battlefield. Is there a way to tell if it's cocked?
@thomasfox0
@thomasfox0 7 жыл бұрын
$150 then is almost $4000 now. that's ridiculous!
@RaceOplasmaz
@RaceOplasmaz 7 жыл бұрын
Wait how do you hold it? index in the ring and middle finger pulls trigger? Weird but awesome. thanks for the VID
@jaguarfacedman1365
@jaguarfacedman1365 7 жыл бұрын
id imagine that you take your hand off the trigger to actuate the lever
@drmaudio
@drmaudio 7 жыл бұрын
With revolving rifles, you don't want to hold them in the traditional manner as the blast from the cylinder gap would injure your off hand forearm. You hold them with your off-hand immediately below or in front of your firing hand, so that ring would fall fairly readily to your off hand.
@millwaterpublishing1387
@millwaterpublishing1387 7 жыл бұрын
Except that, with that big ol' long barrel, you're going to have a lot of trouble *not* holding it like a regular rifle. Probably why later stocked revolvers were carbine length or shorter.
@davidsanders5788
@davidsanders5788 Ай бұрын
I believe i have obtained a cylinder for one of these rifles. Is there anyone i could send pictures to for confirmation or that might could tell me what it is. It is and 8 shot with the squared shoulders like this and the rings around it. I can’t tell i it ever had the roll die cut into it or not.
@alterisarchonis8399
@alterisarchonis8399 7 жыл бұрын
Is it me just putting 2 and 2 together or is this the pieper 1837 from bf1
@Janshevik
@Janshevik 7 жыл бұрын
This rifle didn't have cases of discharge of all cylinders at once if they performed quite well?
@andrewwaterman9240
@andrewwaterman9240 6 жыл бұрын
How does that Paterson revolver trigger go, again? Boop?
@coltwarner9317
@coltwarner9317 7 жыл бұрын
that's awsome
@Carbon762
@Carbon762 7 жыл бұрын
You mentioned gigantic horse pistols, and that seems to be a trend throughout history. Is that just because saddle holsters can hold bigger guns than people holsters? At what point is a pistol irresponsibly, unshootably big?
@thatguy3428
@thatguy3428 7 жыл бұрын
Will Richter My understanding is that large pistols such as the Walker and Dragoon were a result of metallurgy constraints. Once stronger steels were developed it allowed the development of reasonably sized revolvers like the 1851 Colt. The size of a gun is personal preference which is why there are so many options on the market then and now.
@hjorturerlend
@hjorturerlend 7 жыл бұрын
It also has to do with the cavalry pistol being a primary weapon, as opposed to an officers sidearm.
@AdamantLightLP
@AdamantLightLP Жыл бұрын
The pistols were meant to be able to take out enemy calvary, including horses.
@t4texastom587
@t4texastom587 2 жыл бұрын
God bless Mr. Sam Colt🇺🇲
@matthayward7889
@matthayward7889 7 жыл бұрын
Could a sufficiently well heeled customer carry a spare, preloaded cylinder to speed up the loading process?
@GreenDayFanMT
@GreenDayFanMT 7 жыл бұрын
What do you do, when you want to uncock the hammer? I mean it is inside the action.Do you have to dry fire the gun?
@ZombieWilfred
@ZombieWilfred 7 жыл бұрын
+Aidan Templeton Pretty sure you're exactly right that you would use the lever to ease it down, but you wouldn't necessarily have to use your off hand. You could just grab the lever with the middle finger of your shooting hand, pull it down, then pull the trigger with your index finger. If you watch the part where he works the action you can see that the ring is just beneath and slightly forward of the trigger guard, so it should be easy to reach the trigger with your index while your middle finger is in the ring of the lever.
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