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  2. Starr revolver - Wikipedia

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    1858 Double Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1862-1863) [~23000 produced] [7] 1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1863-1864) [23000 produced] [ 7 ] In total, 47,454 Starr revolvers were manufactured making it the third most issued of civil war era revolvers (6,352 Starr DA Navy and Army ...

  3. List of Confederate arms manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    SC State Military Works Greenville, South Carolina: 1861 Also "State Rifle Works" Spiller & Burr Macon, Georgia: Rifles Samuel Sutherland Richmond, Virginia: Rifles Tallassee Tallassee, Alabama.58 caliber percussion muzzle-loading carbines 500 Tarpley, Garrett & Co (Confederate Arms Factory) Greensboro, North Carolina: Tarpley carbine

  4. LeMat Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The LeMat revolver was a .42 or .36 caliber cap & ball black powder revolver invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of France, which featured an unusual secondary 16 to 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot.

  5. List of weapons in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The last flintlock musket manufactured for the US military. Most were converted to percussion and rifled. Springfield M1842 musket: The first musket produced with a percussion lock and last .69 caliber smoothbore. A large number were rifled prior to the start of the war. Springfield M1855 rifled musket

  6. List of revolvers - Wikipedia

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    Ball, percussion cap #11 6 United States: Late 1850s to 1860s [4] Sterling Revolver: Sterling Armaments Company.38 caliber: 6 United Kingdom: 1980s Swiss mini gun: SwissMiniGun: 2.34mm rimfire Switzerland: Taurus Judge

  7. Remington Model 1858 - Wikipedia

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    The Remington-Beals Model Revolvers [dubious – discuss] along with subsequent models and variations were percussion revolvers manufactured by Eliphalet Remington & Sons in .31 (Pocket) .36 (Navy) or .44 (Army) caliber, used during the American Civil War, and was the beginning of a successful line of medium and large frame pistols.

  8. .44 Remington Centerfire - Wikipedia

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    Remington introduced its first large-calibre centre-fire revolver in 1875, although many Model 1858 percussion revolvers had been converted to .44 Rimfire or .46 Rimfire cartridges, the latter with five-shot cylinders. The new Remington Model 1875 was initially produced in a cartridge of the company's own design, the .44 Remington Centerfire.

  9. Webley Longspur - Wikipedia

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    Webley Longspur is an early British percussion revolver, patented in 1853.The first revolver of the later famous British factory Webley&Son, it was an open frame, 5-shot, single action revolver.