In the end, the Colt Peacemaker reigned supreme. It dominated the market and was widely adopted ... In 1875, S&W got a contract to outfit the U.S. military with new and improved Model 3 Schofield ...

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 ...

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.

“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 ...

They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Colt Patent Firearms ... with more than 186,000 guns produced. This 1885-production, medium-frame .44-40 Win. carbine retains 45 percent of its ...

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 ...

A concealed-carry handgun is an important tool. 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 ...

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 ...

Colt CZ Group SE, together with its subsidiaries ... Its firearms include pistols, revolvers, rifles, submachine guns, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, and centrefire rifles; and components ...