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Topic: Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more) (Read 119 times)
PetahW
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Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)
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March 19, 2021, 05:19:16 PM »
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I think this makes an interesting read:
https://www.frontieramericanillustratednews.com/post/colt-s-36-navy-revolver-the-lesser-known-tips-from-sam-colt-himself
There's a lot more of interesting reads on this website, regarding frontier/colonial times, methods, tools and more:
https://www.frontieramericanillustratednews.com/articles-categories
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Lot's of good stuff there!!! Thanks for posting.
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Good read with historical footnotes.
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Learned a little more. Thanks for the post.
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