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Small Arms of WWI Primer 043: U.S. Colt New Army

Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration. C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday! Additional reading: A Study of Colt's New Army and Navy Pattern Double Action Revolvers 1889 to 1908 Robert Best You can now find these and other books through our A-store. When buying through this link we receive a small commission that goes on to help with production. http://astore.amazon.com/candrprimer-20 Original music provided by Melissa Hyman of The Moon and You http://www.themoonandyou.com/ Historical music from this episode: What kind of an American are You? Helen Clark and Chorus Safe range space thanks to Shoot Logic http://www.shootlogic.com/ In collaboration with The Great War https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar Additional photos thanks to Rock Island Auction Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH https://www.youtube.com/user/DrakeGmbH/ Visit us at http://candrsenal.com Or go further and support our channel at https://www.patreon.com/CandRsenal Current funding level: $3,481

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Bruce Brodnax

? - Sam Colt died in a fire at the Colt factory according to every bio I remember. He definitely didn't live long enough to die from *gout* [1862-1814=48. So he died young for a guy with as much money as he had, & too young for gout to carry him off...]

Bruce Brodnax

Determined men w/ pointy sticks, w/ pre-applied pressure bandages and hopped up on pain-killers. The Moro tribesmen were jihadis, and getting dead in the process of killing the U.S. soldiers who replaced their prior Spanish overlords wasn't much discouragement. Burying dead Moros w/ pig offal, however, was...

Bruce Brodnax

'Cause, you know, the whole muslim thing about swine being unclean. No virgins in paradise for YOU, swine boy!