USFA Henry Nettleton Cavalry

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name= Henry Nettleton Cavalry


caption= U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. "Henry Nettleton Cavalry"
origin= flagcountry|USA
type= Revolver
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designer= William Mason (Colt)
design_date= 1871
manufacturer= U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
unit_cost= from US $1,350 as of 11 July 2008 [ [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/USFA_2008_retail_prices.pdf "2008 USFA Retail Price List"] retrieved 11 July 2008]
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length= 11" (279mm with 5½" barrel); 13" (318mm with 7½" barrel)
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cartridge= .45 Colt
caliber= .45
barrels= 5 ½", 7½"
action= single action
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feed= 6-shot Cylinder
sights= The U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. (USFA) Henry Nettleton Cavalry ["Henry Nettleton" is a U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. trademark.] revolver is machined from solid steel bar stock and features properly tempered springs and a hand-built action. It is painstakingly accurate to 1878 Colt Single Action Army pistols inspected by Henry Nettleton ["see" Single Action Army section on Inspector's marks] [ [http://proofhouse.com/cm/us_inspector.htm Government Inspectors] list on [http://proofhouse.com proofhouse.com] retrieved 11 July 2008] and is available only in the Nettleton-inspected serial numbers 47,056-51,083. [ [http://www.usfirearms.com/henrynettleton.asp U.S. Fire Arms The Henry Nettleton Cavalry Revolver] page, retrieved 11 July 2008. "Henry Nettleton received his commission as Inspector in Springfield, June 6, 1878. The Nettletons comprise the most sought after examples of U.S. marked guns today."] It is available in .45 Colt caliber with 5½ inch or 7½ inch barrel. It is finished in a historically correct bluing process the company calls "Armory Blue""Armory Blue" is a U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. trademark.] and the frame, gate, and hammer are hardened in the company's trademarked "Old Armory Bone Case" process,"Old Armory Bone Case" is a U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. trademark.] which gives these parts a mottled appearance. The "Henry Nettleton Cavalry" revolver features the same cartouche stampings as the originals, the same markings on parts, and the stamping style is true to the originals. [ "see" [http://www.usfirearms.com/pages/highres.asp USFA website] high-resolution images page for the "Henry Nettleton" guns picture.] The 5½ inch barrel gun is the "Artillery" model, and the 7½ inch barrel gun is the "Cavalry" model. The gun's frame is the black powder variation and the rear sight is a "V" notch while the front has a blade sight. These are considered the finest reproductions of the guns inspected by Henry Nettleton. ["see" Shimek, Bob. [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/combathandguns1.pdf "USFA's Henry Nettleton Cavalry .45 Colt", Combat Handguns] "Guns of the Old West" column, February 2000, p. 70, reproduced on [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA website] , retrieved 11 July 2008. "My United States Fire Arms replica of the "Henry Nettleton Cavalry" revolver was to date the most carefully fitted and finished, slickest operating M1873 repro I have encountered." ] The U.S. Fire Arms Government Inspector series includes reproductions of not only Henry Nettleton-inspected guns, but also those inspected by Orville W. Ainsworth (serial numbers 200-14,383), David F. Clark (serial numbers 53,006-121,238), John E. Greer (serial numbers 81,918-111,632), and Rinaldo A. Carr (serial numbers 130,438-140,361).cite book|last=Kopec|first=John A.|coauthors=Fenn, H. Sterling|title=Colt Cavalry & Artillery Revolvers: A Continuing Study|publisher=Graphic Publishers|location=Newport Beach, CA|date=1994|edition=First Edition|pages=pp. 53-75|chapter=Chapter 4|isbn=1-882824-09-1|accessdate=21 July 2008|language=US English The reference work for inspected serial numbers in this article.] They are popular for Cowboy action shooting and are entirely American made. The "U.S. Fire Arms Safety and Instructional Manual for Single Action Firearms" describes safe handling procedures and user responsibility. ["see" [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/USFA_SA_manual.pdf U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. "Safety and Instruction Manual"] for single action firearms, retrieved on 11 July 2008.]

See also

*U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
*American Indian Wars
*Battle of the Little Bighorn
*Colt Single Action Army
*Cowboy

**Cowboy action shooting

*Western (genre)

*Six Gun

*Historical reenactment
*Gun law in the United States
**Gun laws in the United States (by state)
*List of modern armament manufacturers

External links

* [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA web site]

References