"The Colt Single Action Army revolver, the SAA or Model P ... it could handle a much more powerful self-contained cartridge in the .45 Colt, and it had a six-shot cylinder, along with a 7.5 ...

45 Colt, probably one of the most famous is the Colt Single Action Army, better known as the “Peacemaker.” This legendary revolver was used by the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892 as its official ...

The venerable .45 Colt cartridge, which made its debut in 1872, has etched an indelible mark on American history and culture. This hard-hitting revolver round has been the faithful companion of ...

People know about the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, even if it’s only from watching Unforgiven ... Then, it also went back to the .45 Colt ammo until it was replaced by the underpowered .38 Long ...

Colt’s first lightning strike occurred in 1877, with the appearance of its Self-Cocking Central Fire Revolving Pistol, more popularly known in its .38 Long Colt version as the Lightning—a ...

David Uberti is a reporter in New York covering oil and other commodity markets for The Wall Street Journal. His stories aim to unpack how financial markets, geopolitics and energy interact ...

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.

A grand jury in Georgia has indicted father and son, Colin and Colt Gray, for the mass shooting at Apalachee High School that left four people dead and several others wounded. Colt Gray has been ...

When 14-year-old Colt Gray rode the bus to his Georgia high school on the morning of Sept. 4, he had a long gun hidden in a poster board that looked like a school project, surveillance video ...

Thanks to long gearing and reasonable refinement, it’s up to motorway cruising as well. Emissions are high at 143g/km, but the Colt still costs £120 a year in road tax, and with combined fuel ...