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Author Topic: Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)  (Read 2263 times)

Offline PetahW

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Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)
« on: 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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Offline Butler Ford 40

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Re: Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2021, 05:26:48 PM »
Lot's of good stuff there!!!  Thanks for posting.   :bl th up
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Offline Ohio Joe

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Re: Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2021, 06:30:08 PM »
Good read with historical footnotes.  :hairy
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Offline Butler Ford 40

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Re: Colt's Percussion Revolvers Article (and more)
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2021, 08:32:09 PM »
Learned a little more. Thanks for the post.  :bl th up
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