Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

1851 Colt Revolving Navy Pistol
Colt 1851 Navy Revolving Pistol
Type	Single Action Revolver
Place of origin	United States (Also made in Colt's London Armoury, near Vauxhall Bridge, London, England)
Service history
In service	1850–1873
Used by	United States Confederate States Australia United Kingdom Canada Austria-Hungary Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Poland Prussia captured from Russia Native Americans
Wars	Crimean War. Indian Mutiny. American Civil War American Indian Wars Austro-Prussian War January Uprising Russo-Turkish War
Production history
Designer	Samuel Colt
Designed	1850
Manufacturer	Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Conn.
Produced	1850–1873
Number built	272,000
Variants	Squareback trigger guard Navy, serial number 1-~4200
Specifications
Weight	2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
Length	13 in (330.2 mm)

Cartridge	.38 Rimfire / .38 Centerfire (conversions)
Caliber	.36
Action	Single-action revolver
Muzzle velocity	840 ft/s (256 m/s)