38 Long Colt revolvers during the fight against the Moro warriors in the Philippine Insurrection of 1899-1902. But was the .38 Long Colt truly the abysmal failure that conventional wisdom makes it ...

38 Colt. The post-Civil War era saw the end of the cap-and-ball revolver, although they would be found in the belts of many long after, since surplus percussion pistols were very inexpensive.