Post originally by SD Anderson at 2003-04-16 20:34:41
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Black Powder wrote:
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>And the Civil War era Southern Belle Union Spy who is trained in the obsolete black powder weapons instead of the then common cartridge using guns. <

Black powder weapons were very common in the Civil War era. Metallic cartridges were developed and used in the Civil War, but black powder was still common. Of course, it is easy to get terminology confused when your black powder and ball came pre-measured in a *paper* cartridge. In short the Civil War era Belle spy is not in error on that point. </i>

The Colt Walker was available as of 1847. Specific to her background is a father who trained her to be able to defend herself in an emergency. In that context I'd expect him to have gotten her a pistol suited to that purpose. While it's possible he had an old dueller his grandmother used lying around the house, I think it far more likely he'd go get a new one suited for her that a) was easier by far to operate and fired more than once per reload.