Colt Root Revolver Carbine

[4V50 Gary]

Featured on the back page article of this month's American Rifleman. What a rarity!

 

[Bishop Creek]

Thanks Gary, I missed that in my copy. I'll check it out.

 

[44caliberkid]

I was watching an old western the other day, Barquero, with Warren Oates and Lee Van Cleef, and a woman was shooting one at the bad guys.
The Italians made some repros of them some years ago but they were poor sellers. They were expensive and I never saw one in person, so don't know about the quality.

 

[4V50 Gary]

I used to catch a lot of Lee van Cleef flicks in the '70s. I don't think I've seen that one.

 

[Sure Shot Mc Gee]

Allot of burnt cheeks that carbine introduced its shooters too. I think that may have been one reason for its limited popularity. The Spencer and Henry may have been the other reason.

 

[egor20]

Didn't "Bull" (played by Arthur Hunnicutt) carry one in the movie El Dorado?

 

[SIGSHR]

IIRC the Berdan Sharpshooters were issued them early on, they didn't like them.