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  2. Lower Mississippi Valley yellow fever epidemic of 1878

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    The entire Mississippi River Valley from St. Louis south was affected, and tens of thousands fled the stricken cities of New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis.The epidemic in the Lower Mississippi Valley also greatly affected trade in the region, with orders of steamboats to be tied up in order to reduce the amount of travel along the Mississippi River, railroad lines were halted, and all the ...

  3. List of revolvers - Wikipedia

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    1894–1895 (1st model) 1896–1908 (2nd model) 1909–1941 (3rd model) IOF .22 revolver: Indian Ordnance Factory.22 Long Rifle: 8 India: 2002 JTL-E .500 S&W Magnum 12" Janz-Präzisionstechnik GmbH.500 S&W Magnum: 5 Germany: MP-412 REX: Izhevsk Mechanical Plant.357 Magnum.38 Special: 6 Russia: 1993 (never entered production) Kerr's Patent Revolver

  4. Colt M1878 - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1878 had a larger frame than the Model 1877, which allowed it to fire larger and more powerful cartridges such as the .45 Colt and .44-40 Winchester, and used the same barrel & ejector parts as the Single Action Army revolver and a very similar cylinder. At one time, the factory modified Model 1878 cylinders for use in single-action ...

  5. Smith & Wesson Model 2 - Wikipedia

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    The Smith & Wesson Model 2, also referred to as the Smith & Wesson .38 Single Action, was a .38 caliber revolver produced in both single and double action by Smith & Wesson. The manufacturer's first of that caliber, its 5-shot cyclinder was chambered in .38 S&W .

  6. Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878, more than 5,000 people were listed in the official register of deaths between July 26 and November 27. The vast majority died of yellow fever, making the epidemic in the city of 40,000 one of the most traumatic and severe in urban U.S. history.

  7. Category:Guns of the American West - Wikipedia

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    Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878; Slocum revolver; Smith & Wesson Model 1; Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2; Smith & Wesson Model 2; Smith & Wesson Model 3; Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless; Spencer repeating rifle; Springfield Model 1865; Springfield Model 1866; Springfield Model 1868; Springfield Model 1869; Springfield model 1870; Springfield model ...

  8. Category:Double-action revolvers - Wikipedia

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  9. Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army - Wikipedia

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    The Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army a.k.a. Model No. 2 Old Model Smith & Wesson Revolver was Smith & Wesson's first .32 caliber revolver, intended to combine the small size and convenience of the Smith & Wesson Model 1.22 rimfire with a larger caliber. Chambered in the .32 rimfire long caliber, its cylinder held 6 shots.