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Gun Review: Umarex Colt Peacemaker Nickel & Gold

As far back as the 1850s, Colt began offering silver plating and gold-washed cylinders, hammers and triggers as options on its percussion pistols and, later on, 1870s cartridge conversions. Gold plating (or gold wash) was usually added to engraved guns. Over time, silver plating wore thin on the high edges and

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The EMF 1858 Buffalo Bill Commemorative Shoots as Good as It Looks

The second most-issued percussion revolver during the Civil War has become known as the Remington Model 1858. This designation is somewhat erroneous, however, as it’s based on the date of Sept. 14, 1858, when the patent was granted to inventor Fordyce Beals. The first version was called the Remington-Beals Army revolver,

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Peacemaker Predecessor: Remembering the 1871-72 Colt Open Top

The Colt 1871-72 Open Top was new, innovative and virtually obsolete the day it was introduced! [in_content post=”194240″ alignment=”align-left” /] In Colt’s haste to introduce a new self-contained-cartridge-loading revolver as soon as possible after the expiration of the S&W Rollin White patent, the company chose to build a model based

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