The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan ... Moylan fought to save the Union at Gettysburg, ...
1835 - The first Colt revolver ... war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil ...
Jesse James lived by the revolver ... the war with Mexico and Westward migration greatly enhanced his gun's popularity. Samuel Colt died only a year into the Civil War, but his company continued ...