page_title: Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver
hierarchical_section_title: Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver
caption_attribution_description: English: Colt Root 1855 Revolver, 2nd Model, Cal .28
context_page_description: The Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer, also known as the Colt Root Revolver after engineer Elisha K. Root, was a cap & ball single-action pocket revolver used during the American Civil War and made by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in two calibers: .28 and .31.
context_section_description: The Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer, also known as the Colt Root Revolver after engineer Elisha K. Root (1808–1865), was a cap & ball single-action pocket revolver used during the American Civil War and made by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in two calibers: .28 and .31.
caption: Colt Root 1855 Revolver, Model 2, cal .28
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