History of the handguns of colt: ep06: The 1855 new pocket model, or the Root revolver

The Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer, also known as the Colt Root Revolver after engineer Elisha K. Root (1808–1865), was a cap & ball single-action pocket revolver used during the American Civil War and made by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company.
In the revolver configuration of the patented revolving mechanism, only one model of revolver was produced. Two calibers for the revolver were: .28 and .31 The production of the revolver started in 1855 and lasted until 1870. In spite of the complexity and ambition of its patented design, the Sidehammer revolver never reached the status of a popular gun.

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