The Civil War is the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. ... By the end of the Civil War, over 130,000 Colt Special Model 1861 muskets were produced. [in-text-ad] ...

The Civil War is the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. ... By the end of the Civil War, over 130,000 Colt Special Model 1861 muskets were produced. [in-text-ad] ...

A Colt revolver carried into the Battle of Little Bighorn by legendary cavalry officer Myles Moylan headlines Rock Island Auction Co.'s "premiere ... Pennsylvania during the Civil War in 1863. ...

1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, ... 1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented.

Ultimately, Colt and his gun-making brought together the two most significant forces of change before the Civil War--the industrial revolution in the east, Manifest Destiny in the west. Brilliantly ...