12-9-1842: “they can be drawn from the pocket and used with one hand without the loss of a moment; six shots can be fired as fast as a man can crook his finger.”

Burlington Free Press, Pangborn & Brinsmaid Ad; “they can be drawn from the pocket and used with one hand without the loss of a moment; six shots can be fired as fast as a man can crook his finger.”, Dec. 9, 1842