Here are the greatest handguns of the Old West—every one a Colt. This Colt Paterson revolver, in its original case, from the NRA National Firearms Museum bears the serial number 3. NRA Museum ...

Also, .45 Schofield ammunition—essentially a short version of the original .45 Colt—works in any revolver chambered for the .45 Colt. Colt finishes the new guns in the traditional way.

The original Colt Python revolver was introduced in 1955 and quickly achieved favor with police officers, competitors and handgun hunters. It remained popular throughout its 50-year production and ...

45-caliber centerfire Colt Single Action Army. Original Colt Single Action Army patent, submitted by William Mason in 1875. This iconic revolver had a six-chamber cylinder that used a loading gate ...

1825 ca. - 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.

28-caliber Colt Paterson Baby, or pocket model No. 1, in its original case with extra accessories that came with the gun, and a .31-caliber Colt Paterson No. 3 belt model revolver also in its ...

Colt revolvers have a very special place in my heart ... Even though Colt added these features to the new Anaconda, it still retains its original shape, so holsters are readily available and because ...

The original Dick Special had an unshrouded ejector rod, common to Colt revolvers of the time, and Colt wouldn’t install one until 1973 with its third series. Opening the revolver is the ...

but Boyer later republished the book with a non-academic shop after a falling out with the original publisher. Other notable items in the auction included a Colt revolver belonging to Earp's ...