The Remington-Rider Double-Action from 1858, a product of Remington Arms and Joseph Rider, was one of the more iconic guns of the Civil War. It is claimed that this revolver is the first double ...

A Civil War-era revolver that belonged to Pvt. Daniel S. Yohn, a member of the famed First Defenders, is on display at the Berks History Center, 940 Centre Ave.

1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented. ... 1871 - First cartridge revolver. 1873 - Winchester rifle introduced.

The pistol saw action with the Confederate Army and Navy, and was theoretically the most lethal handgun of the American Civil War. The LeMat was a nine-cylinder .42 caliber revolver.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Single Action Revolver sold for $910,625 recently at auction. Rock Island Auction Company’s Joel Kolander weighed in.

A Colt revolver carried by Captain Myles Moylan at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 could command up to $120,000 at Rock Island Auction Co.'s sale on May 17, 18 and 19, 2024, in Bedford, Texas ...

The National Rifle Association, which has some 5.5 million members in the U.S., was chartered in New York City on Nov. 17, 1871, by veteran Union officers of the Civil War.