As the U.S. Army’s first percussion pistol, the Model 1842 replaced the ... but retained the hinged ramrod under the barrel, a convenient but potentially dangerous arrangement, as it ...

The pistol it chose was a direct copy ... eliminating the need for percussion caps, a separate powder container, and ramrods. Colt's most well-known model featuring this innovation was the Colt ...

and belt pistols to, by the 1830s, the small, single-shot percussion pistols which brought him particular recognition and attendant financial success. These diminutive arms were turned out in a ...