Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New Trophy's
New trophy room comments
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Classifieds
Trophy Room
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Tennessee Gun Owners Forums
Rifles
Guy found an old Colt
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Wobblyshot1" data-source="post: 5068330" data-attributes="member: 9066"><p>Interesting...I knew of Colt's revolving rifle. Finding it inside a wall in an old house in the South indicates imho a southerner with southern sympathies hiding a gun from the Union soldiers. Of course, if found out, it would have been considered contraband with appropriate punishment likely. I've heard of other old civil war era homes that had muskets and such found in the same manner within their walls. Now, how an assumed person of the South came into possession of it is a little puzzling...I don't think the Southern army had any, but I may be wrong. Below is a link to what I believe it is...</p><p></p><p> <a href="https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/5/7/i-have-this-old-gun-colt-model-1855-revolving-carbine/" target="_blank">https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/5/7/i-have-this-old-gun-colt-model-1855-revolving-carbine/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wobblyshot1, post: 5068330, member: 9066"] Interesting...I knew of Colt's revolving rifle. Finding it inside a wall in an old house in the South indicates imho a southerner with southern sympathies hiding a gun from the Union soldiers. Of course, if found out, it would have been considered contraband with appropriate punishment likely. I've heard of other old civil war era homes that had muskets and such found in the same manner within their walls. Now, how an assumed person of the South came into possession of it is a little puzzling...I don't think the Southern army had any, but I may be wrong. Below is a link to what I believe it is... [URL]https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/5/7/i-have-this-old-gun-colt-model-1855-revolving-carbine/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tennessee Gun Owners Forums
Rifles
Guy found an old Colt
Top