Colt Rifle

The Colt Rifle was a commonly-used rifle.

History
The Colt Rifle was designed in 1855 by Colt's Manufacturing Company, one of the first repeater rifles. The first use was in 1838, when an earlier design was put into use by the US Army in the Second Seminole War in Florida. It was a chain fire gun, but some Union commanders instructed the soldiers to use one-shot guns, defeating the entire purpose of using the weapon. It was manufactured especially for the Union during the Civil War, but some Confederates got their hands on some from joining the army prior to 1855. They were used well at the Battle of Chickamauga by the Union Ohio 21st, making the Confederates overestimate the defense of Snodgrass Hill. During the civil war, they were sold for 42 cents apiece.

Trivia

 * The colt rifle is the main Union weapon in most levels.
 * If you use a Spencer Rifle and you walk over a Colt, despite the clips' different textures, you gain more ammunition. The same applies vice-versa or to any other rifles such as a Musket.