Pall Mall Peacemaker

War, 1861-1865, was the last great conflict to be fought with muzzle-loaders while breech-loaders taking self-contained cartridges were fast becoming popular. In 1873, the Colt factory, under their new boss, Richard Jarvis, intro ed the .45 calibre Single Action Army revolver which caught the attention of the US Ordnance Department and soon became the standard issue side arm of the United States Cavalry. Most of the last Indian Wars were fought after the Civil War, and the world was fascinated by tales of fierce fights with Indians (now called Native Americans), romantic stories of cowboys, daring outlaws, and deadly gunfighters of the Wild West. The most-mentioned gun was always Colt’s famous six-shooter. In later years, travelling Wild West shows run by Buffalo