Handguns 1860 Colt Army model

[wbull1]

What would happen if I pulled the trigger on a loaded revolver that was not cocked?

 

[Bonedaddy]

If you are absolutely certain that it is not cocked, nothing would happen if you are referring to a percussion Colt 1860 Army model. It would not fire. It is a single action mechanism only, which means it has to be cocked to fire. If the revolver was double, single action both (which an 1860 Army is not) and the hammer was not cocked, it would still fire in double action when you pulled the trigger. But regardless of what type of weapon it is, it is not a good practice to be pulling the trigger except when you want it to fire.

 

[UCVRelics]

With an 1860 model Colt, Short answer nothing. @Bonedaddy stated it better than I could.

 

[CowCavalry]

What would happen if I pulled the trigger on a loaded revolver that was not cocked?

As said nothing, except possible damage to the trigger if it was pulled hard enough. That said, it is not a safe practice to let the hammer rest on a loaded and capped chamber. If it was dropped and landed on the hammer, you could easily have that round going off. Best to load five cylinders, and let the hammer rest on an empty chamber.

Someone help me here, could Colt's hammer be let down between two chambers? Didnt they have a pin there for that reason?

 

[wbull1]

If you are absolutely certain that it is not cocked, nothing would happen if you are referring to a percussion Colt 1860 Army model. It would not fire. It is a single action mechanism only, which means it has to be cocked to fire. If the revolver was double, single action both (which an 1860 Army is not) and the hammer was not cocked, it would still fire in double action when you pulled the trigger. But regardless of what type of weapon it is, it is not a

Thank you. I'm writing a scene in which the bad guy has a Colt revolver on the hero, but the weapon is not cocked. The hero is considering the possibility of drawing his Remington 1858 and firing. I wanted to be sure.

 

[UCVRelics]

Thank you. I'm writing a scene in which the bad guy has a Colt revolver on the hero, but the weapon is not cocked. The hero is considering the possibility of drawing his Remington 1858 and firing. I wanted to be sure.

Reminds me of this.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1214599985286804

 

[Jeff in Ohio]

The Remington is the same sort of mechanism

 

[Story]

What would happen if I pulled the trigger on a loaded revolver that was not cocked?

For authenticity's sake, you could reach out to a cap and ball revolver shooters' group near you and negotiate some supervised range time.

Nothing will make the ink flow like feeling the experience first hand.