The 1872 Open Top Colt's First Companion Revolver

Before Colt chambered the Single Action Army Revolver in the .44-40 cartridge, as a companion to Winchester’s Model 1873 lever action rifle, they tried to do the same thing with the Winchester Model 1866 rifle, which was chambered in .44 Henry Rimfire. That revolver was the model 1872 Open Top, and it was Colt’s first purpose built revolver for metallic cartridges. Mike Beliveau links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Duelist Website - https://mikebeliveau.com/ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrzQir9WP9UpH8qtWx_ppw Rumble Channel - https://rumble.com/c/c-1886155