![]() Switching out cylinders was arguably too time consuming in the middle of a firefight whereas carrying extra revolvers made much better sense in most cases during the era. The right jolt will cause a discharge that is embarrassingly too close to the one carrying it. But in practice, carrying a loaded cylinder in your pocket or hunting bag is enormously dangerous. The afore-mentioned and potentially dangerous ‘Turret-guns’ were designed to have easily interchangeable magazines. A colleague of mine showed me accounts of Missouri Bushwhackers switching out loaded cylinders during the Civil War so we can't say it was never done it just wasn't common. Some of those accounts have been used in this article. There were a few period opinions about the advantage of Colt’s patent revolving arms and in carrying loaded cylinders. 44 caliber revolvers were called ‘dragoon-revolvers’, ‘batteries’, or ‘army revolvers’. 36 caliber revolvers was often referred to as a ‘belt-revolver’ or as a ‘navy-six’ especially in the later decades of the 19th century. 31 caliber models were commonly called ‘pocket revolvers'. Pistols were typically single-shot hand guns while revolvers most likely were ‘5-or 6-shooter revolvers. ![]() In regards to firearms, there were rifles, fowlers, shot-guns, surplus army muskets, carbines, and even repeating arms as well as pistols or revolvers. A hatchet or ‘tomahawk’ served both as a useful tool as well as a devastating backup weapon. Among these would be counted long-bladed ‘butcher knives’ later to be replaced by regional ‘toothpicks’ or even, the Bowie knife. The typical armaments carried in the days of the American frontier usually included some type of longarm, a pistol or two and a variety of cutting edges such as knives and hatchets. ![]() Their various design characteristics gave them an advantage in approaching the specific tasks at hand. ![]() Firearms and edged weapons are just like any other tool. ![]()
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