I was visiting a civil war museum in Carthage, Missouri yesterday and saw a photograph of a fellow named Maddox, I believe, who was a member of Quantrill's band of raiders. He was posed with two 1858 Remington revolvers, one of which was positioned to allow the viewer to see into the front of the cylinder. The Remington was loaded and apparently Maddox was using the safety notch for the hammer between the nipples since you could see into three of the chambers. There was no lubricant on top of the balls. This photograph was taken while he was active with Quantrill so I think it's a safe assumption he just pulled out the pistols he had on him when the photographer sat him down.
We have chewed this subject around on here again and again but I found it very interesting to get a glimpse into the subject with a photograph which probably caught a real user with his walking around guns in their normal condition.
Steve
We have chewed this subject around on here again and again but I found it very interesting to get a glimpse into the subject with a photograph which probably caught a real user with his walking around guns in their normal condition.
Steve