Colt Pocket M1849

Service notes

Being a very popular weapon on both sides of the war, some 347,000 of these revolvers were produced, but never became standard issue for either army. Most officers and NCO's would get theirs privately. It was chambered in .31 caliber, proving deadly at close range when paired with its accuracy. The only drawback was the misleading title, as at 1.5lbs and a total length of 11in, it was far from being a "pocket" revolver.