A surviving example of the early Colt Model 1836, a model that preceded the 1839
Type
Carbine
Place of origin
United States
Service history
Used by
United States
Republic of Texas
Production history
Designer
Samuel Colt
Manufacturer
Patent Arms Manufacturing Company
Produced
1838–1841
No. built
950
Variants
Colt Model 1839 Shotgun
Specifications
Mass
10+1⁄2 lb (4.8 kg)
Length
43 in (110 cm)
Barrel length
24 in (61 cm) (rare 28 in (71 cm) and 32 in (81 cm) examples)
Caliber
.525
Action
Single-action
Feed system
6-round cylinder
The Colt Model 1839 Carbine is an early percussion revolving smoothbore carbine manufactured by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company between 1838 and 1841. Produced alongside the Colt Second Model Ring Lever rifle (preceded by the First Model Ring Lever rifle, Samuel Colt's first manufactured firearm), the Model 1839 was the most popular longarm of the Patent Arms period.[1] The Model 1839 Carbine is differentiated from Colt's Ring Lever rifles by the lack of a cocking ring lever and the presence of an external hammer, which, when manually cocked, would rotate the six-shot cylinder to the next position. Approximately 950 Model 1839 Carbines were manufactured, and an additional shotgun variant, the Model 1839 Shotgun, was produced from 1839 to 1841 with approximately 225 manufactured. Though the United States Navy and Texas Navy purchased a number of Model 1839 Carbines, sales suffered due to the gun's high price and quality control issues.
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