Colt 1855 Revolving Rifle at the Range

[CountryGent]

I've always found these neat-o. Not sure why. Maybe it is the penchant for light carbines and subguns and how the concept manifested in the mid-19th century. Anyway, I found it interesting, so passing it along. Cheers.

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[Ura-Ki]

And, now you know why I love these so much and have made it my mission to collect as many as can be found!
I currently own 8 of them, including SN 436 of the first series pre war rifles!

 

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[Ura-Ki]

Actually, to be fair, only 1 is original ( mostly) as issued, the rest are all ether parts/pieces made into functioning firearms, or originals that had been modified at some point in their existence! Seems there is a sort of "dumping" of old collectable firearms into the market lately, and I'm discovering these Colts were quite popular on the west coast, likely due to the expansion that took place after the war of northern aggression!
Don't forget, Colt made over 4 million of these, so there are still a lot of them around!
I do enjoy them, and it's a fun journey of discovery when you find one and look at how it was modified for use back in it's day!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Ura-Ki only collects Colt Model1855 firearms...'Cause he can't afford a new gun.....gotta settle for some old used ones....
Andy

 

[Ura-Ki]

Ura-Ki only collects Colt Model1855 firearms...'Cause he can't afford a new gun.....gotta settle for some old used ones....
Andy

Yup! No need for them fancy fangled high falootin cartridge firearms any way, their just a passing fad, they will never catch on!

 

[Ura-Ki]

Some folks collect die cast toys, some folks collect stamps, some even collect vintage revolvers, or Winchester levers, me, I collect 1855 Colt side hammer revolving rifles!