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|wars= Indian wars, Spanish-American war, Philippine-American War ...t chambered by the user to prevent accidental discharge if dropped (modern revolvers generally have pins encased in the frames and "transfer bars" that prevent

... their modern manufactured replicas, used in the sport are of the pre-1900 American West and Military eras. Competitors are encouraged to wear costumes or clothing of the [[American west]] or Classic B-Western Movies or military cavalry uniforms of any time

Competition in a CAS match generally requires four guns: two period revolvers, a [[shotgun]], and a [[rifle]] chambered in a centerfire pistol caliber of ...ly requiring ten pistol rounds (shooters generally carry two single-action revolvers), nine or ten rifle rounds, and two to eight shotgun rounds. Targets typic

! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | [[:category:American gun law|US Gun Law]] / [[:category:gun rights|Gun Rights]] case, 2008 [[Category:American gun law]]

...''' is a sport based on the romanticized art of the [[gunslinger]]s in the American Old West, using traditional [[single action]] [[revolver]]s. Unlike [[Cowb

...as an [[automatic rifle]]. However, many regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider ...(more common historically), [[revolvers]], and [[semi-automatic pistol]]s. Revolvers have a number of firing chambers or "charge holes" in a revolving cylinder;

... accounted for three of the four fatalities with his twin .44 caliber Colt revolvers. ...that the men would discover the cattle and return with a larger force. Two American cattle rustlers, Pervey and Fredericks, were accused of the murders of Sanc

...tated reasons. Category H barrels must be at least 100mm (3.94") long for revolvers, and 120mm (4.72") for semi-automatic pistols, and magazines are restricted ...red antique firearms. Four states require licences for antique percussion revolvers and cartridge repeating firearms but in Queensland and Victoria a person ma

Specializes in work on pistols and revolvers. Pistolsmiths should be proficient in a range of skills such as woodworking ... J.P. & Wm.B. (1883). ''The Gunsmith's Manual; a Complete Handbook for the American Gunsmith, being a Practical Guide to all Branches of the Trade''. 29 & 31 B

American inventor [[Daniel Myron LeFever]] was the first to develop a "hammerless" s

...th usage makes no distinction at a technical level—"pistol" may refer to revolvers, semi-automatics, or muzzle-loading/cap-&-ball handguns. For example, the o ...wever, for most applications, the single-shot handgun has been replaced by revolvers and semi-automatic pistols.

|parent= American Military Arms Corp ...rated to Worcester, Massachusetts from Norway in 1863 at the height of the American Civil War, a time when gunsmithing was a welcome skill in the country. Jo

*[[American-180]] (US - SMG - .22 LR & .22 Short Magnum) **[[American SAR 180/275]] (US - Semi-Auto Carbine - .22 LR)

...xt decade would see a similar pace, including the adoption of several more revolvers and an intensive search for a self-loading pistol that would culminate in o ...with the .38 Long Colt led to the army shipping new single action .45 Colt revolvers to the Philippines in 1902. It also prompted the then-Chief of Ordnance, Ge

...hine guns, as well as manual volley guns, saw their first major use in the American Civil War. The [[Gatling gun]] and "coffee gun" both used manually-powered ...re bullets at Turks. While ahead of its time, foreshadowing the designs of revolvers, it was not adopted or produced.

Moon clips can be used either to chamber rimless cartridges in a double-action revolver (which would normally require [[Rim|rimmed]] cartridges), or to ch ...itary-issue .45 ACP ammunition.<ref>Josserand MH, Stevenson JA: ''Pistols, revolvers, and ammunition''. New York, Bonanza Books (a division of Crown Publishers)

A '''pocket pistol''' is an American term for any small, pocket-sized [[semi-automatic pistol]] or, less-popular ...till retaining moderate amounts of popularity, short-barreled ("snubnose") revolvers are similarly not as widely used as pocket pistols today as they were durin

...5.jpg|thumb|The '''[[Colt Single Action Army]]''', one of the most popular revolvers of all time]] The first revolvers were partly an attempt to improve on [[pepper-box]] type weapons, which use

...d by arms historian James E. Serven as "events which shaped the destiny of American Firearms." One recurring problem Colt had in selling his revolvers was that “it was not possible to change the provisions of the Militia Act

...d that is fired but is not considered semi-automatic. The difference in a double-action revolver is that the act of pulling the trigger also rotates the cylinder m A few years later, American [[gunsmith]] [[John Moses Browning]] developed the first successful semi-au