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

The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 ...

As a stopgap measure, the American troops and Philippine Constabulary reverted to using the tried-and-true Colt Single Action Army “Peacemaker” .45 revolvers (ofttimes erroneously termed ...

The action on this one works smoothy with ... looks after conversion unlike the equally elegant Colt 1851 and 1860 conversion revolvers that look like a classical building with architectural ...

In 1895 he too was shot dead with a Colt revolver. The firearms historian Hal Herring has described the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, produced from 1873 on, as ‘arguably the most successful ...

made a gun: the Colt Single-Action Army. It would go on to become the standard-issue sidearm for the US Army for nearly two decades, and one of the most important handguns ever made. If you’ve ...

Cased Colt 1851 Navy Model single action, six shot revolver. Barrel top marked ADDRESS COL. COLT LONDON. The cylinder has a naval engagement scene of 1843. The grips are two piece plain wood. Most of ...

The Colt M1911A1 is a recoil operated, locked breech, single action semi automatic pistol. The frame has a mounted safety that locks the hammer and the slide. The hammer could be locked either in the ...