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Mike,
I disagree, it wasn't considered a stunt during the War of Succession.
You're right, most soldiers carried anywhere from two to four, to even more, revolvers at a time, so they didn't have to fumble around reloading and capping in the heat of battle...but...The Remington was designed to take care of these problems.
Instead of carrying three or more revolvers you could carry one or two '58 Armies with a few extra cylinders, loaded and capped and you had a huge advantage over anyone carrying a Colt revolver, including better sights and better accuracy. No Kentucky windage was needed with a Remington Army.
The 1860 Army may have been ubiquitous during the war but the gun to have was the Remington '58 Army.
Sharps59,
Wow! You have to call a range officer over to check your gun before firing...every time! Oh, The Horror, The Horror! That would drive me completely insane. Why anyone would want to shoot at a range were they had to hold your hand is beyond me.
I disagree, it wasn't considered a stunt during the War of Succession.
You're right, most soldiers carried anywhere from two to four, to even more, revolvers at a time, so they didn't have to fumble around reloading and capping in the heat of battle...but...The Remington was designed to take care of these problems.
Instead of carrying three or more revolvers you could carry one or two '58 Armies with a few extra cylinders, loaded and capped and you had a huge advantage over anyone carrying a Colt revolver, including better sights and better accuracy. No Kentucky windage was needed with a Remington Army.
The 1860 Army may have been ubiquitous during the war but the gun to have was the Remington '58 Army.
Sharps59,
Wow! You have to call a range officer over to check your gun before firing...every time! Oh, The Horror, The Horror! That would drive me completely insane. Why anyone would want to shoot at a range were they had to hold your hand is beyond me.