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The Baker Rifle was a flintlock infantry rifle made and used by the British. The Baker Rifle was in use until the late 1830's.
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Harper's Ferry model 1803 was a flintlock rifle made by the USA and used in several battles. Because it was unreliable, it was soon decommissioned as a military rifle.
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The Model 1805 was the first of many flintlock pistols produced by the Harper Ferry company. The Model 1805 was issued to US Officers as a side arm.
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The Henry Model 1813 was an american made flintlock pistol. The 1813 was mainly used by the US navy.
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The Model 1816 is an American made flintlock rifle. It was largely influenced by the French model 1777 but not used often in combat by the U.S. military.
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The Hall Rifle, also known as the Model 1819 is an American made flintlock long gun. The Hall Rifle was used by the US military as sharpshooting rifles.
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The Pinfire was a Belgian revolver made in 1820. It was noted for its beautiful finish and elegant metal work.
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The Lefaucheux is a french made oddball. It is a double barrel, 20 shot pistol that's only mission was to out gun the opponent by having more ammunition.
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Derringer pistols were generally large caliber, small framed pistols used mainly for self defense. The pistol gained popularity because it was so easy to conceal.
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Man of steel, made an empire out of steel production. started out as a poor Irish immigrant.
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The Johnson model 1836 was a flint lock pistol made in America. It was a .45 caliber pistol with a 8.5 inch barrel, which made it devastating in a gunfight.
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The Ferry model 1841 was a revamp of the previous Ferry models. The new rifle was a breech loading, percussion rifle, and took advantage of the new technologies that were developed.
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The Derringer Model 1842 was a Navy remake of the famous Derringer. Although it was a bit larger than its older counterpart, it still carried a large caliber, and was relatively small compared to other pistols of the time.
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The colt walker was a massive powerful pistol. Originally attended for military use and was designed for those who have never used a revolver before.
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This single shot pistol was made by Allen & Thurber, and was designed for competition shooting. It was an odd ball .41 caliber, and used a percussion firing principle
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The model 1848 is a five shot percussion cap revolver. It was intended for the civilian market so it was made more light weight and more compact than its bigger brother, the Dragoon.
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The Dragoon is a five shot percussion revolver that was made mainly for military use. The name Dragoon comes from the french work for Dragon, it was called such because of its large caliber and firing speed
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Colts Pocket Revolver replaced the Baby Dragoon. It was a better model in the sense it was a lighter more compact pistol.
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This revolver was made by Devisme, who was a highly skilled weapon maker from France. It was a percussion fired five shot revolver that was one of the few double action pistols available.
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The Colt model 1851 was one of the most popular handguns ever produced. The pistol was a percussion cap fired .36 caliber revolver used by the US navy.
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The pattern 1853 was a musket rifle with a long history in the British military
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The Greene is a breech loaded carbine used in the American Civil War. This rifle was another limited production rifle that only lasted during the Civil War.
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An oddball of the era, the colt model 1855 was a revolving carbine. It was an attempt to copy the double action of a revolver to rifles, it worked but hardly.
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The Root Revolver was the first Colt revolver to use a solid frame design. It was a single action six shot pistol produced to rival the other solid frame revolvers on the market.
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An updated version of the original Enfield.
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The Burnside Carbine of 1856 was a breech loading rifle. Its an american rifle that was used mainly during the civil war.
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The Cook & Brother Musket was one of the few Confederate firearms made in the south. It is a muzzle loading musket with a shorter frame compare to a normal long gun musket.
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The Henry model 1860 is a lever action rifle. Although not the perfect lever action of the time, it was a revolutionary rifle because it combined two previous major lever action designs.
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The J.F. Brown Sniper Rifle is a civil war era sharp shooter. It featured an early "scope" that allowed for a small magnification of the target.
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The Allen & Wheelock breech rifle of 1860 is a drop breech loading rifle. It seen limited use in the Civil war because they were only acquired in personal purchases.
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The Cold Model 1860 is a six shot percussion fired revolver used during the US Civil War. Colt produced hundreds of thousands of these hand guns to help the war effort.
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The Cooper pocket Double action is a six shot revolver that utilized a double action unlike most other pistols of the time. It has a smaller frame to be easily hidden in a coat pocket.
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Over 20,000 of these Massachusetts Carbines were produced. The Maynard is another service rifle that only seen use in the American Civil War.
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The Colt Model 1861 is a musket that is nothing more than a retooled Springfield model 1861.
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The Bridesburg model 1861 is a musket style rifle that was used during the american Civil War. During its peak, the Bridesburg was mass produced to 5000 units a month.
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There is a lot to say about the Gatling Model 1861, but to keep it short, it is the ultimate support weapon. Built in 1861 the Gatling gun featured ten rotating barrels. only the top most barrel would fire, then circulate back. the circulation allows the barrel to cool off and help prevent overheating and cracking.
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The Model 1861 is a remake of the previous Colt Navy revolver. The pistol retained the same percussion fired six shot system, but had more ergonomic features that made it more reliable in battle.
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The Ketchum is an early version of the hand grenade. It proved itself very effective in the American Civil War by its massive explosion or deadly shrapnel.
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The Model 1862 Pocket Navy is a compact version of the Model 1861 Navy. It is exactly the same speaking in functionality, but has a smaller compact frame that is easier for smaller people to handle.
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The Cosmopolitan is a US, percussion fired carbine. It was the standard issue weapon of the Illinois 5th and 6th cavalry during the Civil War.
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The Dickson Nelson is a smooth bore musket used during the Civil War. It featured a flintlock system similar to the model 1814 long gun.
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The Fayetteville Model 1862 was a confederate made musket. It featured a rifled barrel and a similar frame to the long gun of 1814.
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The Model 1862 police was a police issued pistol that featured a five shot percussion system. The Pistol also seen use in the Civil War.
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The Gallager is a single shot breech loaded percussion carbine. During the course of the Civil War, there were as many as 18,000 of these rifles produced for battle.
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This revamp of the popular Model 1861 was similar with only a few upgrades. The model 1863 had a better hammer design and had a revised rear sight.
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The Merrill Model 1863 is a Confederate breech loading rifle that saw use in the Civil war. Although the Merrill is a confederate rifle, both the Union and Confederate forces used them.
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The Metropolitan is an American Navy service revolver. The Metropolitan Navy is Metro's own copy of the Colt classic Navy Model. Because of the Colt east armory fire, Metropolitan took to producing copies of the Colt.
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The Miller Model 1861 was actually produced in 1865. It started off as a Model 1861 Springfield but was converted form muzzle loading to breech loading in 1865.
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The Peabody Carbine is an American single shot breech load rifle. It was developed during the final fighting of the Civil War, and saw major success it later years over seas.
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The model 1870 was the standard sidearm for the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry. It is a six shot revolver with a standard single action.
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The Modello 1870 is an Italian bolt action service rifle. It was a single shot rifle until the late 1870's when a repeat fire function was added.
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The Martini-Henry is a single shot breech loaded rifle. The Martini was a service rifle for the British military up until the next century.
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The Mauser Model 1871 is a German bolt action service rifle. The Model 1871 started the legend of Mauser bolt action rifles and has seen many revamps through the years.
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The Modele 1873 is a French six round revolver. It served as a French military side arm until 1887
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The cowboys best friend, the peacemaker, is a six shot percussion revolver. This pistol earned its legendary status thanks to the wild west and its crazy stories. Although the pistol was renown for its accuracy, some of the legends are a bit exaggerated.
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The Reichsrevolver is a German revolver made in 1879. The revolver is a single action six shot that was used by the German Military.
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The Enfield Mk I and Mk II are British revolvers. Used by the British military, and police, the Enfield revolver was a double action with a .476 caliber cartridge.
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This pistol was a revamp of the Dreyse Reichsrevolver from 1879. This model, however, was nicer in quality and was used by German Officers.
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The Lebel is a french bolt action rifle. It was a revolutionary rifle with a 8mm cartridge, it served in the french military for nearly 50 years.
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The Lancaster Oval Bore is a British handgun. It featured a four shot, four barrel design with an oval bore.
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The Gew 88 is another German bolt action service rifle. This rifle was one of the two rifles used by the German Military in WWI along with the Gew 98
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This Belgian rifle was created in 1889 for the Belgian military. It is a bolt action Mauser and was standard issue for the Belgian army
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The Berthier rifle is an 8mm bolt action used by the french military (so it didn't get much use). It provided a revolutionary feature of a smokeless cartridge which helped enormously on the battle field.
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The Mosin is a Russian bolt action service rifle. The Mosin was developed by a Russian and Belgian design team, and over the course of its life, there where over 37,000,000 Mosin rifles made.
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The Model 1891 is a strange rifle, not in the sense as it its appearance or functionality, but its origin. The Model 1891 is a Mauser, but instead of being German, its Argentinian.
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The Modele 1892 is a French six round revolver that replaced the Modele 1873. It was a revamp of revolvers of the French military's past and help its position as a service pistol for many years.
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The Krag-Jorgensen Model 1894 is a Norwegian rifle. It is a bolt action repeating rifle that was adopted by the US, and Denmark as standard military rifles.
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The M1895 mated lever-action movement with gas operated power to make an air cooled machine gun. It was created by the US after they realized the importance of machine guns during the Spanish American War.
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The Mauser C96 is a German semiautomatic magazine fed pistol. The C96 saw combat through WWI and WWII by German forces.
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The Model 1898 has existed under many different names, and there are up to 356,000 models in existence. It is a six shot .45 caliber revolver that featured a rim fire cartridge.
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The Gasser model 1898 is an eight shot revolver that was used in the Austro-Hungarian army. Its design was a bit unorthodox with its right angled grip and eight shot cylinder
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The Mauser Model 1898 was the second rifle used by German forces in WWI. Being the later model Gew, this rifle saw combat in both world wars
