In the end, the Colt Peacemaker reigned supreme ... with the caveat that the guns be chambered in .45 Colt, which was deemed more effective than the .44 S&W American. Plus, the .45 Colt was already in ...

First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

From the “Gun That Won the West” to the modern-day renaissance of classic firearms, the .45 Colt stands ... American ingenuity. The Colt Single Action Army SAA “Peacemaker,” 1873, was ...

Colt's "New Lightning Magazine Rifle," so called to distinguish it from the company's previous double-action revolver of the ...

“It was the gun that won the West.” Of the many firearms made for the .45 Colt, probably one of the most famous is the Colt Single Action Army, better known as the “Peacemaker.” This ...

A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge ...

Eisenhower owned a gun, as was confirmed to Newsweek in a statement released by the National Archives Public and Media Communications staff. President Kennedy examining an early Colt AR-15 in the ...

You need something that you can use effectively and, more importantly, carry every day comfortably. Go to any gun store and you’ll see that the options can be staggering. There is a wide variety of ...

The judge in the trial of Colt Gray, the teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School, has ordered his ...

In the end, the Colt Peacemaker reigned supreme ... Smith & Wesson produced its top-break revolver from 1868 to 1898, with 54,000 guns rolling off the line before production ceased.