Lets start with a brief history of the 1851 Navy Colt from the Internet -
The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber
(i.e., .36 cal), later
known as the Colt 1851 Navy or
Navy Revolver is a cap and ball revolver that was
designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. Colt first called this revolver the
Ranger model; but the designation Navy quickly took over. After the Civil War, revolvers using fixed
metallic cartridges came into widespread use. The Colt Navy remained in
production until 1873, being replaced in the Colt line with what would
become one of the manufacturer's most famous handguns, the Colt Single Action Army (also known as the
Peacemaker and the Colt 45). Total production
numbers of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver were exceeded only by the Colt
Pocket models in concurrent development, and numbered some 215,000
domestic units and about 42,000 produced in the Colt London Armory
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A video of 1851 Navy Colt Percussion Revolvers -
A video comparing a 1851 Navy Colt Percussion Revolver's Brass vs Steel frame -
A video of the 1860 Colt Army Percussion Revolver -
A video showing the 1851 Navy Colt Percussion Revolver's cartridge conversion -
A video of the evolution to the 1871-1872 Colt 45 Open Top cartridge revolver -
A video of the evolution to the 1872 Colt Single Action Army cartridge revolver -
A video of 1872 Colt Single Action Army cartridge revolver variants -
Winchester .44-40 Ammo - From the Internet - The
.44-40 Winchester,
also known as
.44 Winchester,
.44 WCF
(Winchester Center Fire), and
.44 Largo
(in Spanish-speaking countries) was introduced in 1873 by the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
It was the first metallic
centerfire
cartridge
manufactured by Winchester, and was promoted as the standard chambering for the
new
Winchester Model 1873
rifle. As both a rifle and a handgun caliber, the cartridge soon became widely
popular, so much so that the Winchester Model 1873 rifle became known as "The
gun that won the West"
When Winchester released the new cartridge, many other firearm companies
chambered their guns in the new round. Remington and Marlin released their own
rifles and pistols which chambered the round, Colt offered an alternative
chambering in its popular
Single Action Army
revolver
in a model known as the
Colt Frontier Six-Shooter,
and
Smith & Wesson
began releasing their
Smith & Wesson New Model 3
chambered in .44-40. Settlers, lawmen, and cowboys appreciated the convenience
of being able to carry a single caliber of ammunition which they could fire in
both pistol and rifle .........
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A video of a 1887 Colt 'Frontier' Single Action Revolver and a 2015 Colt Single Action Revolver -
A video of a 1898 Colt Double Action Revolver along with modern 20th Century 'double action' versions, including the Colt Python, Smith & Wesson Model 13 and Smith & Wesson Model 19 -
A video of 2nd & 3rd Generation - 1872 Colt Single Action Army cartridge revolver collection - beautiful artwork -