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... the first successful [[trigger|double-action]] [[revolver]] in 1851. His revolvers were used during the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the [[U.S. Civil War]]
...fire the gun much more rapidly than contemporary [[trigger|single-action]] revolvers, such as the [[Samuel Colt|Colt]], which had to be cocked prior to each sho
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[[Image:confederateshotgun.jpg|right|thumb|Confederate cavalryman]]
...the South and Southwest regions of the United States. There are also some revolvers, such as the Taurus Judge, that are capable of shooting the .45LC/.410 roun
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==Modifications and alterations on revolvers==
...tion and about 1853 he made the first of his double trigger, double-action revolvers. The first model was built on an Adams frame and featured a detachable ramm
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...erican Civil War, mainly by Union troops. It was also used by the very few Confederate troops who managed to capture these rifles.
...idge. From 1875 until 1880, Colt produced 1873 [[Colt Single Action Army]] revolvers in the Henry caliber to accommodate the owners of Henry- and Winchester Mod
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...d manufacture of many inexpensive firearms, most notably a large number of revolvers made by [[Röhm Gesellschaft]], which were typically purchased and owned by
... ball]] black-powder revolvers used during the Civil War by both Union and Confederate ground troops. The effect of the law was to restrict handgun possession to
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