Here is something Ive never seen before

[Johnny Tremain]

https://www.ima-usa.com/collections...el-36-caliber-percussion-revolver-serial-2849

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Lots of them come through RIACO

 

[Loja man]

that’s a new one for me to! The Walch navey 12 shot was always fascinating to me!
https://collegehillarsenal.com/Extremely-Scarce-Factory-Engraved-Walch-12-Shot-Navy-Revolver

 

[Stantheman86]

It's another one of those neat, oddball designs that was purchased by both sides during the war.

I fail to see how working a finger lever is an advantage to just cocking a hammer, and making for less moving parts

There is so much history with these odd revolvers that were issued in small numbers , we can't even scratch the surface and we'll never know about all of them

Apparently the Confederate govt purchased large numbers of Lafaucheaux pinfire revolvers for use by Cavalry, like 40,000 of them. I would have had no idea they had that many in service.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Kinda wonder why they would be messing with 36 cal after so many years of the 44 being out.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Kinda wonder why they would be messing with 36 cal after so many years of the 44 being out.

Recoil and money.

 

[Stantheman86]

That's why the CSA standardized on .36, it was cheaper to make ammunition , .36's are more forgiving of inconsistent frame and cylinder iron and a .36 ball or bullet did roughly the same job as a .44 ball or bullet

Also .36 was still seen as the "Navy" caliber since no one needed to stop horses in naval combat , they were for ship defense

 

[andy52]

They had one of these on pawn stars a few years ago.

 

[Brazos John]

.36 was still seen as the "Navy" caliber since no one needed to stop horses in naval combat

What about Sea Horses?




Sorry.
I'm leaving now...

 

[springfield art]

I recall seeing one in an antique shop around early Sixties. They're really add and "period" looking!

 

[Stantheman86]

That looks too fiddly to be used in combat , I really don't want to have to pull a ring trigger then a separate trigger to fire the gun when people are trying to kill me.

Especially if I'm used to just cocking the hammer on a .36 Colt Navy

 

[springfield art]

That looks too fiddly to be used in combat , I really don't want to have to pull a ring trigger then a separate trigger to fire the gun when people are trying to kill me.

Especially if I'm used to just cocking the hammer on a .36 Colt Navy

Yeah, it never really caught on. Too bad Samuel Colt never lived to see his guns become icons. He died in '62.

 

[Jason60chev]

That's why the CSA standardized on .36, it was cheaper to make ammunition , .36's are more forgiving of inconsistent frame and cylinder iron and a .36 ball or bullet did roughly the same job as a .44 ball or bullet

Also .36 was still seen as the "Navy" caliber since no one needed to stop horses in naval combat , they were for ship defense

The "Navy" nomenclature came about from the roll engraving on the cylinder, of the Texas Navy. Not because they might have been specifically meant for the navy. Lots of foot troops used them.