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The “Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber,” as the 1851 Navy was originally called, was Colt’s first practical revolver, coming after its 4-lb., 8-oz., .44-cal. Dragoon and the less-powerful ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Model 1851 Navy was Colt’s most ...

The 1851 Colt replaced the three versions of dragoon revolvers that came before the 1851, as it was lighter making easier to carry on a man's belt. It remained in production until 1873 because of its ...

Sleek, balanced, and deadly accurate, the Colt Navy became one of the most popular revolvers of the 19th century. Its use in the Civil War and on the frontier made it a symbol of American grit.

Watch Rafael Eledge's appraisal of a Seth Kinman's Colt Model 1851 Presentation Pistol, in Hotel del Coronado, Hour 3.

The Frontier West was nothing if not a place of opportunity. It offered an unlimited number of ways to perish including disease (a big favorite), thirst, starvation, weather, livestock, serpents, ...

Bill Samuels Jr., former chief executive of Kentucky-based Maker’s Mark, has a sentimental attachment to a gun once owned by outlaw Frank James, brother of Jesse James. The .36-caliber 1851 Navy Colt ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

Bill Samuels Jr., former chief executive of Kentucky-based Maker’s Mark, has a sentimental attachment to a gun once owned by outlaw Frank James, brother of Jesse James. The .36-caliber 1851 Navy Colt ...