The years immediately following the American Civil War presented an interesting dilemma for the Colt Patent Firearms Co. Its reliable percussion revolvers had been the most popular military sidearms ...

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The new metallic cartridge did away with the paper cartridge and percussion cap, instead enclosing a primer, black powder, and bullet all in a single brass cartridge. This sped up loading to a ...