Forgotten Weapons on MSN

Rare Civil War revolver with a strange feature

The Pettengill revolver, a double-action-only muzzleloading design created in the 1850s, initially secured a large Union Army contract during the Civil War but ran into production delays that led to ...
KRQE Blogs

Jury convicts Albuquerque woman of stealing Civil War-era revolver, shooting it at owner

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jury convicted an Albuquerque woman of stealing a Civil War-era revolver and shooting the gun at its owner, according to the Bernalillo County District Attorney. Janice ...
Aquachigger on MSN

They were left behind on purpose - Civil War guns recovered

This river has been here longer than any of us. During the Civil War, it saw movement, conflict, and loss. Recovering three war-era firearms from the water wasn’t about excitement it was about history ...