Weapons Weapons were used since the middle ages to the civil war and are still being used today. The Calvary and officers used pistol's which are effective during close in fighting. Most popular is made by Colt and Remington which are both American companies. The Colt 1860 is a six shot pistol weighed at two pound's eleven ounces. It is used for self-protection. The North bought 160,000 of Revolver's produced by Colt the number one choice of pistol. Remington the number two choice. The Lemat is a shot handgun that's most formidable. Invented by a Southerner. The weight is four pound's , two barrel's and nine shot's per barrel. 2,500 were made for the Confederates. The pistol kni