1835 - The first Colt revolver ... repeating gun of the Civil War. 1861 - Breech loaded guns in common use. 1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The ...

His factory produced 100,000 revolvers during the Civil War-the M1860 Army Colt and the M1861 Navy Colt-which armed both Union and Confederate troops. The Colt Peacemaker or Colt M1873 would go on ...

22, 1862. Dubbed by historians the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's announcement noted that slavery would end in the United States on Jan. 1, 1863 — the date his proclamation ...

The Colt New Service was produced from 1898 to 1941 and was the first large-frame revolver made into a snub-nosed version, ...

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ...

The Navy will now offer sailors the choice of getting basic allowance for housing based on where their dependents are located.

FROM comparatively early times the woods of England received attention from the Governments of the day. At first the statutes enacted were directed primarily to stem the wasteful destruction of ...

Still another reform of considerable importance has been commenced in the United States navy. The era of non-clads and steamers having rendered obsolete the old sailing vessels, the latter will ...

Mitsubishi has upped the Colt’s game with this Ralliart model – the 1.5-litre turbo was always fast, but now it’s got the chassis to match. Composed and capable it gives great value for money.

In his final appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on March 20, 2024, Navy Admiral John Aquilino repeatedly referenced the need to 'speed up' the U.S. defense effort in the Indo ...

As we should surpass any one of all the other maritime nations in the would in the strength of our navy, so should we excel in the significance and sonorous euphony of the names adopted for us ...

The first Navy submarine designed and built for a mixed-gender crew will be commissioned this weekend. The future sub New Jersey is shown here during sea trials. (U.S. Navy) The Navy is slated to ...