Other
Florida Reenactors: Civil War Revolvers of the North and South
A comprehensive review of the different kinds of revolvers used by both the Union and Confederate armies in the Civil War.
Other
Colt Collectors Association: Colt's Life
A chronological list of events that happened in Samuel Colt's life and in the Colt company.
NSTATE
People of Connecticut: Samuel Colt
A biography about the maker of the pistol with a revolving cylinder.
Smithsonian Institution
Civil War@smithsonian: Le Mat Revolver
Photo and description of the LeMat revolver, which was a popular sidearm used by soldiers of both the Union and Confederacy.
Curated OER
Library of Congress: Science Reference Guides: Winchester Rifle
Photograph of a Winchester rifle.