This was a big departure from the cap and ball muzzle loading revolvers of the American Civil War and interestingly it appears before Colt were able to begin production of their conversion revolvers in 1871-1872 and their “Peacemaker” in 1873: Colt being held back because of patents held by Smith & Wesson. It began in 1869 although fully entering production in 1870. 3 did not start life with the Schofield name attached to it. Theodore Rooseveldt’s Smith & Wesson is preserved at the NRA National Firearms Museum. So although in the movies we almost always see hero and bad guy alike armed with a single action Colt “Peacemaker” the revolvers they really carried are far more varied than that. 3 revolvers reads like a roll of the “royalty” of America’s wild west and includes Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wyatt Earp (who used one during the OK Corral gunfight with the Clanton gang), Pat Garrett, “Li’l Miss Sure Shot” Annie Oakley, and 26th President of the United States Theodore Rooseveldt. The list of past owners of Smith & Wesson No. They likely made it to a lot more places than on that short list. These revolvers made their way to Russia, the Philippines, Japan, Spain, the Ottoman Empire and even way down south to Australia. 3 top break single action revolver was used by lawmen and outlaws and a great many people who were sort of in between from its inception in 1869 right up into the twentieth century.
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