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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Prelude and Timeline; Chapter 2: Replicas: the Good, the Bad, and the Awful; Chapter 3: Managing Caplock Revolvers and Their Loads; Chapter 4: Ammunition Components for Percussion Revolvers; Chapter 5: Early Revolvers, 1836-1847: The Paterson and the Walker Colt; Chapter 6: The Dragoons; Chapter 7: Disassembly of Colt Revolvers After 1850 With Modifications for Function and Accuracy; Chapter 8: Colt Revolvers of Midcentury: The Pocket and Navy Models; Chapter 9: Precursors and Peers. |
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Chapter 10: Gone to Texas: A Colt ChronologyChapter 11: Holsters, Belts, and Sashes; Chapter 12: The Later Years: The Last of the Colt Percussion Designs; Chapter 13: The 1858 Remington Army, Navy, and Pocket Revolvers; Chapter 14: Rogers and Spencer; Chapter 15: Treason with A Hair Trigger: The Starr Revolver; Chapter 16: A Hail of Lead: The Confederate LeMat; Chapter 17: Innovation and Anachronism: The Ruger Old Army; Conclusion: The World Moves On; Glossary; Appendix A: Italian Proof Marks by Year of Manufacture; Appendix B: Colt's Recommended Loads. |
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Appendix C: 19th Century Combustible CartridgesAppendix D: Petition for Frontier Protection.; Appendix E: .44 Cap and Ball Revolver; Appendix F: Revolvers of the Confederate States of America; Sources of Revolvers and Accessories; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
A fascinating look at the history and development of the revolver. Highly detailed and informative, Percussion Revolvers explores the advent, development, and use of precartridge revolvers during the middle years of the nineteenth century. The percussion revolver emerged in the 1830s and remained state-of-the-art until metallic cartridge revolvers came into common use in the mid-1870s. Through the use of modern replicas, shooting enthusiasts Mike Cumpston and Johnny Bates investigate the capacities and limitations of the original revolvers, providing insight into thei. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index. |
| Subject |
Pistols -- History.
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Revolvers -- History.
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Revolvers -- United States.
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Revolvers.
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HOUSE & HOME -- General.
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Pistols. (OCoLC)fst01064846
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Revolvers. (OCoLC)fst01096775
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bates, Johnny.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cumpston, Mike. Percussion Revolvers : A Guide to Their History, Performance, and Use. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, ©2014 9781628736953 |
| ISBN |
9781629140353 (electronic bk.) |
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162914035X (electronic bk.) |
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