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Old 03-10-2017, 01:17 PM   #25
Polydamas
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Default Re: Early Victorian guns?

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Originally Posted by Rupert View Post
Double actions seem to have found more favour in Europe than the US, though they really took off a little after 1850, with the Adams revolver.
Yes, there are good overviews in Matt Easton's talks and probably Adventure Guns.

Its kind of moot in London in 1850 though ... most shooters will have weapons with one shot per barrel. Matt Easton says that even many British army officers could not afford a revolver, or found that the early Colts did not meet their needs.
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