Револьвер Кольт 1860 год 44 калибр, American Civil War Army revolver USA 1860, Denix 1007/L

Макет ММГ револьвера Кольт 1860 года с черным стволом и латунной отделкой времен Американской гражданской войны. Этот капсюльный револьвер является Армейской моделью 1860 года .44-калибра и использовался во время гражданской войны в США. В качестве вооружения его предпочитали кавалерия, пехота и артиллерия. С 1860 по 1873 год было произведено более 200 000 единиц, самым крупным заказчиком которых стало правительство США, которое закупило и передало войскам более 127 000 единиц. Производство фирмы Denix, Испания, DE-1007-L Civil War USA revolver manufactured by S. Colt, 1886 This revolver Army Model 1860 was a muzzle-loaded cap & ball .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War. It was favored as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, and artillery troops. The revolver 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the .36 caliber 1851 Navy revolver. The frame is relieved to allow the use of a rebated cylinder that enables the Army to be chambered in .44 caliber. Also, the barrel on the 1860 Army has a forcing cone that is visibly shorter than that of the 1851 Navy, allowing the Army revolver to have a longer cylinder. A major distinguishing feature introduced with the 1860 revolver was the "creeping" loading lever. This arrangement employs a cam interface between lever and barrel and ideally, prevents the lever from dropping and tying up the revolver if it should recoil loose from the barrel catch during firing. More than 200,000 were manufactured from 1860 through 1873...