Derek Landers looks back at the days when cinema and TV shaped his future interest in collecting antique arms and his choice ...

First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years.In that time, it has become one of the iconic revolvers of the late 19th century, and it remains one ...

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.

When we look back at that era of firearms — the time when cartridges became king and old cap-and-ball revolvers were being converted to fire brass — we think of the Colt Single Action Army, the ...

Lane specializes in antique Colt firearms but collectors can find almost anything military here, at all price levels. A few years back, Lane sold an 1875 Remington that belonged to Jesse James for ...

The Colt New Service was produced from 1898 to 1941 and was the first large-frame revolver made into a snub-nosed version, adopted by none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald himself.

Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well. Throughout his career as a bushwhacker and robber, Jesse made use of Samuel Colt's revolutionary new pistol to inflict mayhem at close ...

A handgun carried into the Battle of Little Bighorn by a legendary U.S. Army cavalry officer is headlining a high-profile ...

Richmond Auctions is excited to host a multi-day Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on November 15 and 16, 2024, ...

He also confirmed that two other people had handled the gun, an antique Colt .45 revolver, before it was given to Mr Baldwin - the film's armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave ...

A man has been found guilty of murdering a Met Police sergeant by shooting him in the chest with an antique gun he had smuggled into a south London custody centre. Sgt Matiu Ratana, 54, died of a ...

If folding is necessary, avoid sharp folds by padding at the points of folds with strips of washed unbleached muslin or old sheets. For maximum preservation, antique textiles, especially cottons and ...