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

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

As with several other Colt designs, the 1851 Navy (along with several Southern made copies) served on both sides of the Civil War and soldiered on for many years afterward in the hands of such men as 'Wild Bill' Hickock and 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. With over a quarter of a million manufactured between 1850 and 1873, the 1851 Navy was one of the most popular, long-lived, and widely encountered "cap n' ball" revolvers in the wild west

Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

Revolver Charter Arms Bulldog bullets

Available Calibers: Charter Arms will first offer the .40 S&W chambering, followed quickly by the .45ACP and 9×19 mm Parabellum (the 9mm Parabellum revolver will also chamber factory .380ACP). All three of Charter Arms’ Rimless Revolvers (9mm, .40 and .45) are rated for higher velocity +P loadings.

The advantage is now the average gun owner can own an affordable, trouble-free revolver chambered in these popular semi-auto rounds without the need for specialized ammunition clips and a specialized gun.

Back up and self-defense: For law enforcement work the always ready-to-fire, fiddle-factor-free revolver is the back up to have; especially if is the same caliber as the officer’s carry gun. As a primary self-defense carry gun, these three calibers mean reliable protection in popular semi-auto self defense-calibers.

If more power is needed, step up to +P ammo. The advantage with Charter Arms Rimless Revolvers is they will fire any mix of cartridges while maintaining 100% reliability. For plinking with .45ACP or 9mm surplus and discounted military type ammo, the affordable Charter Arms Rimless Revolver will prove to be very economical and it’s also a .380 revolver. Now that is fun!

The secret is the patent-pending Charter Arms Rimless Revolver Round System. Basically, when a round is loaded into the chamber a specialized spring engages the cartridge’s ejector groove. When the cylinder is opened and the ejector rod operated, it extracts and ejects the fired cases.

Models: Initially snubbarrels (2″ 9mm and 2.2″ .40 and .45ACP) as these revolvers are designed for self- defense and back up. The 9mm is built on Charter Arms’ compact and lightweight undercover platform featuring an aluminum frame and weighing only 12 ounces. The .40 and .45ACP built on the popular and robust Bulldog frame due to the larger diameter of these cartridges while maintaining a compact profile.

Revolver Charter Arms Bulldog bullets

Revolver Charter Arms Bulldog

The Bulldog is tough enough to harness the stopping power of .44 special ammunition. The Bulldogs 2.5 barrel and 21 ounces make this a lightweight powerhouse. Available in either stainless or blue finish. Soft rubber pancake style grips make shooting comfortable. Lightweight, small frame, fixed sights and tremendous stopping power make the .44 Bulldog the ultimate carry gun.

Revolver Charter Arms Bulldog

Revolver Bodeo Model 1889

ITALIAN Model 1889 Type II Bodeo revolver (10.35 Italian) mfg. by A. Errasti, Eibar in 1916 (no serial number).  Very Good or better condition, nearly all original bluing remains but has some dings and contact-marks. Bore is bright and very strong, lockup is very tight.  Has novel folding-trigger.

Revolver Bodeo Model 1889