American Gun: A History of the U.S. In Ten Firearms (39 page)

Colt Detective Special Revolvers “Dick guns,” 216, 223, 226

Colt Frontier Revolvers, 71, 96, 267

Colt M1851 Navy Revolvers,
67
, 74, 76

Colt M1860 Revolvers, 65, 267

Colt M1873 Revolvers.
See
Colt Single-Action Army Revolvers

Colt M1877 Double-Action Revolvers, 222–23

Colt M1895 Machine Guns, 173–74

Colt M1900 Pistols, 155

Colt M1908 Revolvers, 180

Colt M1911 Pistols

in Afghanistan, 162

and Army’s handgun face-off, 150–51

in “Banana Wars,” 157–58

Browning design of, 151, 153, 270

commemorative SEAL, 149

customized, 149

design and development of, 175

of Dillinger,
179
, 180

in Iraq, 162

in Korean War, 161–62, 270

Kyle’s modification of, 156

Kyle’s preference for, 232

law enforcement and, 162–63, 180, 270

loading/firing of, 155–56

and marketing of other Colt weapons, 224

as official Army sidearm, 153

origins of, 149

overview of, 270

pictures of,
143
,
152
,
179
,
270

popularity of, 163

reputation of, 148–49, 157

of Sgt. York, 147

as standard sidearm for U.S. military, 141, 158

in Vietnam War, 162, 270

weight of, 156

in World War I, 143, 145, 157, 270

in World War II, 158–61,
159
, 270

Colt Navy Revolvers,
67
, 223, 224

Colt New Police Revolvers, 224

Colt Official Police Revolvers, 216, 224–25, 226

Colt Paterson Revolvers, 58–59,
60
, 63, 65

Colt Police Positive Revolvers, 224

Colt Revolvers

of Roosevelt (Teddy), 119,
120

on Western frontier,
73

See also specific model

Colt Single-Action Army Revolvers “Peacemaker”

accuracy of, 68

and Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, 69, 71

and Colt-Smith & Wesson rivalry, 222

description of, 66–69

on frontier, 57–62,
60
, 71–81, 83

in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 78, 79–81

importance of, 58

as legend/classic, 62, 69,
70
, 83

mass production of, 63

nicknames for, 58, 267

overview of, 267

percussion locks on, 63, 65

pictures of,
57
,
70
,
267

range of, 68

Texas Rangers and, 57–62,
60
, 63, 65

for U.S. Army, 68, 69, 71

Colt snub-nosed pistols, 225

Colt’s Manufacturing, 63,
64
, 176, 222, 229, 240, 267, 273, 274.
See also specific model

commandos, 184, 186, 191, 192, 198, 199–200, 201

computer guns, 140

Connell, Evan S., 102

Connelly, Charles T., 90

Connors, Chuck, 268

Cornwallis, Charles, 14, 15, 23

cowboys.
See
frontier;
specific person

Cowpens, Battle of, 15–16, 18–22,
22
, 23

CQB rifle (M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle), 212

Craft AR-15 rifle,
253

Crazy Horse, 103, 104

criminals/gangsters

Glock weapons and, 230, 232

and guns as products of their time, 260

Tommy gun and, 165–69, 176, 178,
179
, 180–83

See also specific person or gang

Crockett, Davy, 25,
26

Cuba/San Juan Hill: Rough Riders and, 113–21,
114
,
117
,
120
, 123, 126–27

Currier & Ives painting,
17

Curtis, Paul, 151

Custer, George Armstrong, 48–50, 53, 72, 102–6

customization of guns, 138–39, 252

D-Day (June 6, 1944), 158–59, 186–87

Dallas, Texas: police department in, 227, 229, 232, 254–55

Dalton, Bob, 86–93

Dalton, Emmett, 86–93

Dalton, Grat, 86–93

Dalton Gang, 69, 85–93,
92
, 93

Daly, Dan, 132–33

Davis, Jonathan, 65

Davis, Richard Harding, 113–14, 118

deer rifles, 107

Defense Department, U.S., 211

“Dick guns.”
See
Colt Detective Special Revolvers

Die Hard 2
(movie), 230, 232

Dieppe, France: raid on, 191–93, 198–200

Dietz, James,
256

Dillin, John, 3

Dillinger, John,
179
, 180, 181

Dixon, Billy, 99–100

double-action revolvers, 223.
See also specific model

double-barreled shotguns, 80

Drug Enforcement Administration, 232

dump pouches, 228

Durbin, Donnie, 189–90

Durkee, Dick, 208

Earp, Morgan, 69, 77–81,
82
, 83

Earp, Virgil, 77–81,
82
, 83

Earp, Wyatt, 69, 77–81,
82
, 83

Eisenhower, Dwight D., 206

El Dorado
(movie),
108

Elliott, David, 90

Emberlin, Rich, 229, 254

Enfield M-1917 Bolt-Action Rifles, 143–44

Enfield muskets,
33
, 34

Ezell, Edward, 150

face-off: handgun, 150–51

Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, 238, 240.
See also
ArmaLite

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

Colt Official Police revolvers and, 225

Florida felons shootout with, 227, 228

G-men as nickname for, 183

gangsters and, 180, 181, 183

Glock use by, 232

M1911 and, 162

.38 Specials and, 227

Tommy gun and, 180

training for, 227

FG42 Assault Rifles, 237

Flagler, Daniel Webster, 123

flintlock

caplock as improvement on, 25, 29

muskets, 7, 24, 32

North & Cheneys, 58

as rifles in U.S. arsenals, 122

See also specific model

Florida: FBI-felons shootout in, 227, 228

FN Mimimi Machine Guns, 271

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 51–52

Fraser, Simon, 2–3, 10–12, 23

Fredericksburg, Battle of, 54

Fremont, John, 65–66

French machine guns, 174

From Here to Eternity
(movie), 141

frontier

Browning designs for, 155

carbines on, 44

Colt Revolvers on, 57–62,
60
, 71–77,
73
, 77–81, 83

end of the, 111

repeating rifles on, 94

Winchesters on, 85–93, 100, 102, 104–5,
104
, 109,
110
, 111

See also
Dalton Gang; hunting rifles; Texas Rangers; Texas Wars;
specific person or fight

Funk, Leonard A. Jr., 188

Gaines’s Mill, Battle at, 45

gangsters.
See
criminals/gangsters;
specific person

Garand, John Cantius, 193, 195–96,
197
, 211, 272

Garrett, Pat, 69, 267

gas systems, 209, 211

Gates, Horatio, 14

Gatling guns, 105–6, 119, 122, 169–71,
170

Gatling, Richard Jordan, 169–70

Gaylord, Chic, 224–25

Gentry, Curtis, 151–52

George, John, 201, 202

Germans

assault weapons of, 237

Gewehr 98 rifles of, 127

Karabiner K98 Mauser rifle of, 204

Lugers of, 188

M1 Garands and, 205

Maxim guns and, 173

StG44 assault rifles of, 204

See also specific battle or war

Gettysburg, Battle of, 45, 48–50,
49
, 53, 54, 95

Gewehr 98 rifle, 127

Gillespie, Robert, 62

Gillis, Lester.
See
Nelson, Baby Face

Glock 17 Pistols, 229–30,
231
, 232

Glock, Gaston, 229–30

Goliad, massacre at, 25, 27

“grape” shot, 171

Gregg, David McMurtrie, 48, 50

grenade launchers, 248, 250, 257

Guadalcanal, 158, 186, 201,
203
, 204

guerilla tactics: in Revolutionary War, 10, 13, 18–19

Gulf War, first, 211

gun manufacturing

during Civil War, 44

of Colt Revolvers, 63

and guns as products of their time, 259

of M1 Garands,
197

of M1911 Colt Pistols, 156

mass production and, 63, 156, 184, 195,
197

and numbers of guns, 261

of semi-automatic rifles, 195

standardizing of, 63

of Tommy gun, 184

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (Tombstone, Arizona), 77–81,
82
, 83

guns

customization of, 138–39, 252

in the future, 262

hand-made, 3, 5, 259

numbers about, 261

as products of their time, 259–62

as tools, 259, 260, 261

See also specific manufacturer, model, or topic

Haiti, 157–58

Hallahan, William, 198

handgun face-off, 150–51

handguns

for cavalry, 58

See also specific manufacturer or model

Hanger, George, 1

Hanneken, Herman, 157

Hannibal, 21

Hanten, Mark, 221, 225, 254–55

Harbord, James, 136

Harpers Ferry Arsenal (Virginia), 122–23

Haskins, Jerry, 139

Haskins Rifles, 139

Hathcock, Carlos, 137

Hawkens guns, 96, 98

Hayford, Robert, 182

Hays, John Coffee, 57–58, 59, 61, 62

Hemingway, Ernest, 141

Henry, Benjamin Tyler, 35

Henry Repeaters, 34, 38, 95, 105, 268

Herren, John, 245

Hester, Leigh Ann, 255–58,
256

Hickok, Wild Bill, 69, 72–77