Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of surviving examples before the 19th century was even over. We also covered the name problem, that pesky “1862” tag that has been tripping people up since the …
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