Colt M1861 Navy

Colt M1861 Navy
Colt M1861 Navy
	Colt 1861 Navy Revolver
Type	Revolver
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1861–1873
Used by	United States; Confederate States; Native Americans; United Kingdom; Australia; Canada; Empire of Japan;
Wars	American Civil War; American Indian Wars; Boshin War; Satsuma Rebellion; Fenian Raid; Fenian Rising; Red River Rebellion;
Production history
Designer	Samuel Colt
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced	1861-1873
No. built	38,000
Variants	100 revolvers produced with full fluted cylinders
Specifications
Mass	42 oz (1,200 g)
Length	13 inches (330 mm)
Barrel length	7.5 inches (190 mm)
Cartridge	Paper-wrapped .36 caliber; .38 Short Colt (conversions);
Caliber	0.36
Action	Single-action
Muzzle velocity	850 to 1,000 ft/s depending upon load
Feed system	6 round cylinder

The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver is a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon that was produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporates the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but has a barrel one-half inch (13 mm) shorter, at 7.5 inches (190 mm). Total production was 38,000 revolvers.