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-- A missing Civil War-era pistol is back in its owner's hands. An 1861 Navy Colt revolver that disappeared from the Stockton Center at Spring Grove, 720 Ann Arbor St., in March was returned Tuesday.

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The 1851 Colt replaced the three versions of dragoon revolvers that came before the 1851, as it was lighter making easier to carry on a man's belt. It remained in production until 1873 because of its ...