The Colt revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. They were mainly based upon the patent and mechanism of already existing Colt revolvers like the Colt Sidehammer or the Colt Dragoon.
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| - The Colt revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. They were mainly based upon the patent and mechanism of already existing Colt revolvers like the Colt Sidehammer or the Colt Dragoon.
- The Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle was a revolver-rifle hybrid designed and manufactured by Colt. The Model 1855, as the name suggests, entered production in 1855, although Colt had produced revolving rifles prior to this point, most of the production worked towards the design of the Model 1855.
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- Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle
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| - The Colt revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. They were mainly based upon the patent and mechanism of already existing Colt revolvers like the Colt Sidehammer or the Colt Dragoon.
- The Colt Model 1855 Revolving Rifle was a revolver-rifle hybrid designed and manufactured by Colt. The Model 1855, as the name suggests, entered production in 1855, although Colt had produced revolving rifles prior to this point, most of the production worked towards the design of the Model 1855.
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