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 ...

Samuel Colt and his 1851 Navy Revolver. Everyone knows Texas was an independent republic after winning its independence from Mexico, but between 1836 and its annexation by the United States in 1845, ...

The Frontier West was nothing if not a place of opportunity. It offered an unlimited number of ways to perish including disease (a big favorite), thirst, starvation, weather, livestock, serpents, ...

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One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Also known as the Peacemaker, Frontier Six-Shooter and the M1873, the Single Action Army is also a staple of ...

There are few names that invoke the American Frontier more than Samuel Colt, but before his revolvers helped win the West, Colt was a struggling gunmaker. On Jan. 4, 1847, Colt won a contract to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A pair of Colt revolvers and a Henry rifle are the antique guns stolen during a weekend burglary at the National Civil War Museum, police said Wednesday. The .44 caliber Colt ...