From what I heard from grampa, (he was a trick shooter with a wild west show a young 'un.) and a lot of the way old timers. Black powder cap and ball pistols were still used by a lot of people. They still worked. Also many were sold used for little more than a song. Though most times the folks in the hills were gonna spend their money on a gun it was usual for them to buy either a shot gun, or a rifle. If they were buying a pistol it was most likely the cheapest one they could find. Usualy the cheapest were the cap and ball revolvers.
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