![]() It was also one less thing they had to lug around. However after being in the army for a little while most regular soldiers decided to ditch their pistols and stick with just their rifles instead of the hard to maintain pistols. The ordinary infantryman could carry and use one but he would have to buy it with his own money, because they were not standard issue weapons in either army. Not to mention their range was not very far at all compared to a rifle. Except you had to do the process five or six times instead of just once. They were loaded the same way as the rifled musket. ![]() They were simply nothing more than powder,paper and a bullet rammed into place with a ram rod which was stored under the barrel. This revolver has an all matching serial number of 138058 except for the wedge which has a differing earlier number. Just in out of the local Middle Tennessee area, Model 1851. These pistols did not have fully encased bullets. This example has very nice action, and deep, sharp rifling, and would be a very nice addition to any Civil War collection.-1,895. They were difficult and slow to reload making them somewhat of a burden to even use. U.S Army Model 1860 revolver was the standard issue pistol for Union troops.įor the Confederates the 36 caliber Navy revolver was their mainstay.Īlthough using these pistols was nice because of the multiple shots. Please read the Advertising Disclosure for more information.Ĭivil War Pistols were multi shot weapons that were used primarily by officers and cavalrymen. ![]() As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may earn a commission from the companies mentioned in this post via affiliate links to products or services associated with content in this article. ![]()
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