Russian firearms were very outdated in the 19th century. So, to survive on the European battlefields, the Russian military turned to cowboy guns.
revolvers
These are 5 weird wheelguns the US military has used throughout its history
HistoryWho doesn’t love a good revolver? What’s even better are the odd ones, so today we’ve gathered the weirdest wheelguns of the U.S. military.
Savage 1861 Navy – An oddball pistol in Union service
HistoryThe Savage 1861 Navy revolver is a very odd design that’s almost double-action. It was innovative but history has largely forgotten it.
Quiet Special Purpose Revolver: The tunnel rat’s lost sidearm
HistoryVietnam has a hidden history of weapon development not known to many. Throughout the conflict, the United States military invested heavily in a wide variety of projects that aimed to better equip conventional forces for an unconventional war. This effort led to a great many projects being developed, but few that proved effective enough to […]
