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 ...

More recently, the .45 Colt has found a home in the Colt Anaconda, a double-action revolver that was first offered in 1990. John Taffin of American Handgunner Magazine celebrated it: “the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." - Theodore Roosevelt "I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he ...

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 ...

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 ...

The best gun cases of 2023 cover a lot of territory. There are heavy-duty cases for traveling with rifles, cases that protect your firearms from rust, cases that transport your firearms discreetly, ...

Former President Donald Trump attended a National Rifle Association conference on Saturday, promising members that he would roll back every one of President Joe Biden’s gun-control policies.