For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

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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 ...

HARTFORD, CONN. — It’s been a decade since the Wadsworth Atheneum had an exhibit on native son Samuel Colt, an icon who revolutionized the American firearms industry and put Hartford on the world map.

Unfortunately for Colt, the weapon was a failure: the open nature of the revolver-cylinder system and the amount of noise it produced was acceptable in a weapon held at arm’s length, but not in a ...

A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that were ...

One of America’s best-known obsessions is guns. Even though gun crimes are horrible, there have been moments in time when […] ...

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 ...

Ever wanted to own a literal piece of U.S. history? Well, now's your chance. On Aug. 27, the revolver that fired the bullet that killed Billy the Kid, one of the Wild West's most iconic outlaws, will ...

Antiques Roadshow has seen many items given staggering valuations. During an episode from the 2018 series, BBC One viewers saw a rare Colt revolver analysed by Bill Harriman. And the expert was ...

If you Google the worst military guns in history, all the usual suspects will appear: the French Chauchat Machine Gun (WWI), the U.S. Liberator Pistol (WWII), the Japanese Nambu (WWII), the British ...