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The Model 1873 was the fifth variation of the Allin trapdoor design, and was named for its hinged breechblock, which opened like a trapdoor. The infantry rifle model featured a 32 -inch (829 mm) barrel, while the cavalry carbine used a 22-inch (560 mm) barrel.
31 de dic. de 2011 · The Model 1873 was a very powerful rifle for the era with a muzzle velocity of 1,350 feet per second with a .45-70-405 (405 grain) cartridge. The recoil proved too robust for mounted troops as it...
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (today known as Colt's Manufacturing Company ) and was adopted as the standard-issued pistol of ...
The M1873 performed well in combat, and a cavalryman described it as a weapon that “would shoot and kick hard, carrying up to 500 yards very well.” While it was an effective weapon, the M1873 had a powerful recoil, and many soldiers who used it would claim that the rifle could knock down two men with each shot—the man it hit and the man ...
18 de nov. de 2019 · These guns, termed the M1873 by the Army and the Model P internally by Colt are today best known as the Single Action Army or SAA, although they have also been called the “Peacemaker,” the...
20 de oct. de 2023 · Recovered from the scene of this notorious Old West gunfight was the iconic firearm that helped forge the era’s great legends. Billy Clanton’s lifeless hand still gripped his empty Colt M1873 revolver, all six shots having been fired in the last thirty seconds of his life.
14 de nov. de 2023 · The Model 1873 rifles and carbines had breechblocks marked “U.S. Model 1873” with “U.S. Springfield” above “1873” adjacent to a “spread eagle” insignia on the sideplate. The stock ...
