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.

The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan, later a Medal of Honor recipient — and has an estimated ...

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 ...

Though the Single Action Army design is more than 150 years old, companies like Taurus are still offering affordable clones ...

In terms of construction and utility, most of what you’d expect to find on an original Colt is here. Starting at the top of the gun, the Cimarron is outfitted with a period-appropriate SAA front ...

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 ...