Colt Dragoon

Anything larger then this never achieves mass production. At 4 pounds, 8 ounces, the Walker weighs nearly twice as much as nearly all large revolvers, ancient or modern. The massive weight put it into holsters carried by the horse instead of worn by the man. It could be loaded with as much powder as was used in some muskets.  Like the other Civil War cap and ball revolvers, it is fired with percussion caps. It was more powerful than any other revolver of its day, and is more powerful than most modern pistols.

 Colt Dragoon

Colt Diamondback

Manufactured between 1966 and 1988, the Diamondback was the premium D-Frame Colt revolver of the line, and was available in .38 Special, .22 LR, and .22 Magnum. Barrel length options were 2.5’’, 4’’, and 6’’. The Diamondback appears to be a smaller version of the popular Python, a great marketing move on Colt’s part. Colt should resurrect this revolver; the future is ready for a return to the past. Concealed carry is in need of some class and I can picture no .38 caliber revolver classier than the Diamondback.

Colt Diamondback

Colt Detective Special

The guns were produced in .32 and .38 caliber. The gun pictured on the left here, is one of the last produced in 1995. It's caliber is .38 Special and it is "unfired", but remains loaded with .38 +P ammo, should the need arise.

I have the cardboard box, blue plastic case and all original paperwork. This gun spent the first ten years of its life in the box and in a safe, until I purchased it in 2005.

Colt Detective Special

Colt Buntline

The black powder revolver presented here was introduced to the Old West prior to the Civil War (1861 - 1865), but also saw extensive use during during that war.

The famed 1851 Colt Navy Buntline black powder revolver was used extensively in the Civil War. The "Buntline" version features an awe-inspiring 12" barrel with a polished brass frame. 

CALIBER: .44; WEIGHT: 2.7 lbs.; BARREL LENGTH: 12" Octagonal; OVERALL LENGTH: 16"; FRAME: Polished Brass; FRONT SIGHT: Blade Brass; REAR SIGHT: Notched hammer; GRIPS: One piece polished walnut; CHARGE: Black powder, 3F, 21 to 28 grains; IGNITER: Percussion Caps

Revolver Colt Buntline

Revolver Colt Army Model 1860

The Colt Army Model 1860; a muzzle-loaded, .44-caliber, cap and ball revolver, was the most popular sidearm used during the American Civil War. The Model 1860 was a single action revolver with a 6-round rotating cylinder, fixed sights and on average was accurate up to approximately 100 yards. More than 200,000 were manufactured from 1860-1873, of which over 127,000 were purchased and issued to Union Army troops during the civil war.

Revolver Colt Army Model 1860

Colt Anaconda

   Type: double-action revolver; Caliber - .44 Magnum; Barrel length - 152 mm (6") / 203 mm (8") ; Capacity - 6 ; Weight ~ 1700 g (3.7 lbs).

   Extremely impressive, .44 Magnum Colt Anaconda revolver is a very serious modern weapon, providing shooter with an outstanding firepower. The size and weight of Colt Anaconda are too big, so only few magnum fans can afford themselves to carry this gun in the streets regularly. But Colt Anaconda is a rational choice for home defense and car defense. In many self-defense cases only the drawing of this revolver will be quite sufficient to put an attacker to flight.

Colt Anaconda

Colt 1861 Navy Revolver

This is an original Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver fitted with a factory installed percussion-to-cartridge conversion - Richards-Mason type. These were converted during the mid to late 1870s from returns of various military and civilian 1861 Navy revolvers. This gun is a 4-digit serial number (47XX) indicating a second-year production run (1862) of the original 1861 Navy series (Civil War era); the conversion is post-Civil War from 1870s. They can be found in rim-fire (offset firing pin on hammer) or center-fire (centered firing pin on hammer). These were converted from .36 caliber percussion to .38 caliber cartridge; all of these revolvers - conversion or otherwise - retain the original .36 caliber markings. Both .36 and .38 calibers are low pressure black-powder loads and not intended for modern smokeless powder/loads. The earliest conversions - ~2000 of them - were produced at the Colt factory from existing parts (with a conversion kit added) or converted after the fact, as mentioned above.

Colt 1861 Navy Revolver