List of revolvers
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This is a list of single and double action revolver
s, organized by manufacturer.
Revolver
A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The first revolver ever made was built by Elisha Collier in 1818. The percussion cap revolver was invented by Samuel Colt in 1836. This weapon became known as the Colt Paterson...
s, organized by manufacturer.
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- Charter Arms BulldogCharter Arms BulldogThe Bulldog is a 5-shot double action revolver designed by Doug McClenahan and produced by Charter Arms. It was introduced in 1973. The Bulldog has been available for the .44 Special and .357 Magnum cartridges with a length of 7.2 inches and 6.7 inches and barrel lengths of either 2.5 inches or...
- Colt 1851 Navy RevolverColt 1851 Navy RevolverThe Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber , later known as the Colt 1851 Navy or Navy Revolver, is a cap and ball revolver. It was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. It remained in production until 1873, when revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use...
- Colt 1861 Navy Revolver
- Colt AnacondaColt AnacondaIntroduced in 1990, the Colt Anaconda is a large frame double-action revolver featuring a full length under-barrel ejection-rod lug and six round cylinder, designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company...
- Colt Army Model 1860Colt Army Model 1860The Colt Army Model 1860 is a muzzle-loaded cap & ball .44-caliber revolver used during the American Civil War, made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It was used as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, artillery troops, and naval forces....
- Colt BuntlineColt BuntlineThe Colt Buntline Special is a variant of long-barreled Colt Single Action Army revolver that author Stuart N. Lake created while writing his 1931 biography of Wyatt Earp. According to Lake's biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal published in 1931, dime novelist Ned Buntline had five Buntline...
- Colt Detective Special
- Colt DiamondbackColt DiamondbackThe Colt Diamondback is a revolver manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, in calibers of .22 LR, .22 WMR and .38 Special....
- Colt Dragoon
- Colt King CobraColt King CobraFirst introduced in 1986, the Colt King Cobra is a medium frame double-action revolver featuring a six round cylinder which was designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company and marketed to law enforcement agencies and civilian firearms enthusiasts...
- Colt M1878 Frontier
- Colt Official PoliceColt Official PoliceIntroduced to the firearms market in 1927, The Colt Official Police is a medium frame, six-shot, double-action revolver with a six round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, and manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company...
- Colt PatersonColt PatersonA Colt Paterson is a revolver. It was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel. Its design was patented by Samuel Colt on February 25, 1836, in the United States, France, and England, and it derived its...
- Colt Peacemaker
- Colt Police PositiveColt Police PositiveThe Colt Police Positive is a small frame double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber cartridges...
- Colt Police Positive SpecialColt Police Positive SpecialIntroduced to the firearms market in 1908, The Colt Police Positive Special is a small frame, double-action revolver with a six round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, designed and manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company...
- Colt PythonColt PythonThe Colt Python is a .357 Magnum caliber revolver formerly manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. It is sometimes referred to as a "Combat Magnum". It was first introduced in 1955, the same year as Smith & Wesson's M29 .44 Magnum. The now discontinued Colt Python...
- Colt Mk. III Trooper Lawman
- Colt Trooper
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- R-92
- Rast-Gasser M1898Rast-Gasser M1898The Rast & Gasser Model 1898 was a service revolver used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and various armies in World War II-Operation:...
- Reichsrevolver
- Rossi Model 971Rossi Model 971The Rossi Model 971 is a revolver manufactured by the Rossi Firearms company.The 971 is offered in caliber .357 Magnum only. The revolver is double action and it fires six rounds per load. It weighs one pound and fourteen ounces. It is nine and one-eighth inches long and it is five and...
- Ruger Bearcat
- Ruger BlackhawkRuger BlackhawkThe Ruger Blackhawk is a 6-shot or 8-shot, single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger. It is produced in a variety of finishes, calibers, and barrel lengths.-History:In the early 1950s, Westerns were popular in movies and television...
- Ruger GP-100
- Ruger LCRRuger LCRThe Ruger LCR is a compact .38 Special caliber revolver built by Ruger and announced in January 2009. The LCR acronym stands for 'Lightweight Compact Revolver'. It incorporates several novel features such as a polymer grip and trigger housing, monolithic receiver, and constant force trigger...
- Ruger RedhawkRuger RedhawkThe Ruger Redhawk is a double/single action large frame revolver that was first introduced in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company. Made from high grade steel, it is available with either a blued or stainless steel finish. The Redhawk is reinforced to handle extra stress, making it very popular for use...
- Ruger Security SixRuger Security SixThe Ruger Security Six and its variants, the Service Six and Speed Six are a product line of double action revolvers introduced in 1971 and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company...
- Ruger Service Six
- Ruger Single Action
- Ruger Single SixRuger Single SixThe Ruger Single Six is a single action rimfire revolver produced by Sturm, Ruger. The Single Six was first released in June 1953.The Single Six is currently produced as the New Model Single Six. The term "New Model" simply means that this model includes Ruger's transfer bar mechanism for increased...
- Ruger SP-101Ruger SP-101The Ruger SP-101 is a series of double action revolvers produced by the American company Sturm, Ruger. The SP101 is a small frame and all-steel construction carry revolver, with a 5-shot , 6-shot , or 8-shot cylinder.-History:The Ruger SP-101 was introduced in 1989 as the smaller frame...
- Ruger Speed Six
- Ruger Super Redhawk
- Ruger VaqueroRuger VaqueroThe Ruger Vaquero is a six-shot single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger based on the .357 Magnum New Model Ruger Blackhawk frame that was introduced in 1973...
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- Schofield Model 3
- Smith & Wesson Model 1Smith & Wesson Model 1The Smith & Wesson Model 1 was the first firearm manufactured by Smith & Wesson, with production commencing in 1857. It was also the first commercially available revolver to use rimfire cartridges instead of loose powder, musket ball, and percussion caps...
- Smith & Wesson Model 3Smith & Wesson No. 3 RevolverThe Smith & Wesson model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from 1870 to 1915, and again recently as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson themselves, Armi San Marco, and Uberti.It was produced in several variations and sub-variations, including both...
- Smith & Wesson Model 10
- Smith & Wesson Model 12
- Smith & Wesson Model 13Smith & Wesson Model 13The Smith & Wesson Model 13 is a .357 Magnum revolver designed for military and police use. It is based on S&W's K-frame platform—specifically, it is a .357 Magnum version of the heavy-barrel variant of the .38 Special Model 10 .This is a double action revolver with a capacity of six rounds...
- Smith & Wesson Model 15
- Smith & Wesson Model 17
- Smith & Wesson Model 18
- Smith & Wesson Model 19
- Smith & Wesson Model 36Smith & Wesson Model 36The Smith & Wesson Model 36 is a revolver chambered for .38 Special. Like nearly all other "J-frame" Smith & Wesson revolvers, it has a 5-round capacity in a swing-out cylinder, and features an exposed hammer. It features a nickel-plated or blued finish and either wood or rubber grips...
- Smith & Wesson Model 37
- Model 1917M1917 revolverThe M1917 Revolver was a U.S. six-shot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1917 to supplement the standard M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during World War I. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary and non-deployed troops...
- Smith & Wesson Model 22Smith & Wesson model 22The Smith & Wesson model 22 series revolvers is a refined, commercial version of the M1917 revolver issued during World War I. - Description :...
- Smith & Wesson Model 27
- Smith & Wesson Model 28Smith & Wesson Model 28The Smith & Wesson Model 28, also known as the Highway Patrolman, is a revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge, in production from 1954 to 1986. It is a budget version of the S&W Model 27.-Development:...
- Smith & Wesson Model 29
- Smith & Wesson Model 57Smith & Wesson Model 57The Smith & Wesson Model 57 is a large frame, double-action revolver with a six round cylinder, chambered for the .41 Magnum cartridge, and designed and manufactured by the Smith & Wesson firearms company. The gun was designed as a weapon for law enforcement agencies...
- Smith & Wesson Model 60Smith & Wesson Model 60The Smith & Wesson Model 60 revolver is a 5-shot snubnosed revolver that is chambered in either .38 Special or .357 Magnum calibers. Like nearly all other "J-frame" Smith & Wesson revolvers, it has a swing-out cylinder, and features an exposed hammer...
- Smith & Wesson Model 64Smith & Wesson Model 64The Smith and Wesson Model 64 Military and Police revolver is the stainless steel version of its Model 10. It is a six shot revolver chambered in .38 Special....
- Smith & Wesson Model 65
- Smith & Wesson Model 66
- Smith & Wesson Model 67
- Smith & Wesson Model 327PDSmith & Wesson Model 327PDSmith & Wesson Model 327PD is an 8-shot double action revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge, developed by Smith & Wesson.The revolver has a 4" barrel with no muzzle brake or ports, made of a stainless steel. It has a scandium alloy frame and a titanium cylinder. It comes with a rosewood...
- Smith & Wesson Model 340PDSmith & Wesson Model 340PDThe Smith and Wesson 340PD is an ultra-light, J-frame, five shot, short-barrel revolver chambered for .357 Magnum ammunition.-Design:It has a frame constructed of scandium enhanced aluminum alloy, a titanium alloy cylinder, and a corrosion resistant steel barrel liner...
- Smith & Wesson Model 460XVR
- Smith & Wesson Model 500
- Smith & Wesson Model 586
- Smith & Wesson Model 625
- Smith & Wesson Model 686
- Smith & Wesson CentennialSmith & Wesson CentennialS&W Centennial is a family of 5-shot revolvers made by Smith & Wesson on the "J-Frame". Centennial's feature a fully enclosed hammer, which makes them Double Action Only firearms. Like nearly all other "J-frame" Smith & Wesson revolvers, they have a swing-out cylinder...
- Smith & Wesson Ladysmith
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- Taurus CIA
- Taurus JudgeTaurus JudgeThe Taurus Judge is a five shot revolver designed and produced by Taurus International, chambered for .410 bore shot shells and the .45 Colt cartridge. Taurus promotes the gun as a self-defense tool against carjacking and for home protection...
- Taurus Model 4510
- Taurus Model 605Taurus Model 605The Taurus Model 605 is a double-action, five-shot, snubnosed revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. It is produced in both blued and stainless steel. Some models feature an exposed hammer, while others a bobbed hammer. Like many Taurus revolvers, it features an integral keylock. It was first...
- Taurus Model 608Taurus Model 608The Taurus Model 608 is a series of double action revolvers chambered for the .357 Magnum round, with a cylinder capacity of 8 rounds. The barrel length varies depending on the model, the 608SS4 has a 4" barrel, the 608SS6 a 6", and the 608SS8 has an 8" barrel.-References:*...
- Taurus Model 617Taurus Model 617The Taurus Model 617 is a double-action, seven-shot, snubnosed revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, with a 2" barrel. It is produced in both blued and stainless steel. A Titanium model was available manufactured using this metal. All models feature an exposed hammer. Like many Taurus revolves, it...
- Taurus Model 651
- Taurus Model 66
- Taurus Model 731Taurus Model 731The Taurus Model 731 is a stainless steel, double-action, six-shot, snubnosed revolver chambered in .32 H&R Magnum. The revolver has rubber grips and features an integral keylock....
- Taurus Model 82
- Taurus Model 85Taurus Model 85The Taurus Model 85 is a small-frame revolver manufactured by the Brazilian firearm company Taurus International.The Model 85 is available in several configurations. These include blued steel, stainless steel, and "Ultralite" variants constructed of aluminum and titanium, with steel lockwork...
- Taurus Model 905
- Taurus Public Defender
- Taurus Raging BullTaurus Raging BullThe Raging Bull is a revolver manufactured by the Brazilian Taurus International firearm company.In its larger calibers it is marketed as a hunter's sidearm because it is a potent weapon with plenty of stopping power...
- MTs-255 (from TsKIB SOO)
- Turner Pepperbox Revolver