Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolver
gptkbp:action single-action
gptkbp:barrelLength 7.5 inches
gptkbp:caliber .36
.38 (later conversions)
gptkbp:category firearms
19th-century weapons
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Samuel_Colt
gptkbp:fireModes percussion cap
gptkbp:frameType open-top
gptkbp:gripMaterial walnut
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
gptkbp:introduced 1850
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Colt's_Patent_Firearms_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:notableFeature engraved naval battle scene on cylinder
octagonal barrel
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Doc_Holliday
gptkb:Wild_Bill_Hickok
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 6
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Colt_1849_Pocket_Revolver
gptkbp:productionEndYear 1873
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1850
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Colt_1860_Army_Revolver
gptkbp:totalProduced over 250,000
gptkbp:touristAttraction front blade, rear notch
gptkbp:type cap and ball revolver
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Texas_Navy
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Texas_Rangers
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_Army
various lawmen and outlaws
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:American_Old_West
various 19th-century conflicts
gptkbp:weight 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colt_Model_1860_Army
gptkb:Colt_revolver
gptkb:Wild_Bill_Hickok
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6