[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

The Army Colt Peacemaker didn't come along until 1873. Most of the west had been won by that time...with a few exceptions like modern day San Francisco, LA and Seattle.

[yarddog]

Most of the Indian fighting was over a few years after the peacemaker came out but there was plenty of action until the early 20th century. Even his favorite model 92 Winchester was still appropriate for some encounters.

The worst problem the movie industry has is showing the cavalry with lever action model 92s or even 1894 models during the time when they would have been carrying Springfield single shots.