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

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 ...

Bitten by the cowboy handgun bug early on—and influenced by no less an innovator than Elmer Keith—the author finds that, in ...

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

FILE PHOTO: A media preview of the Colt Single Action Army revolver used to kill Billy the Kid in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The gun that killed American Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold ...

In production since 1873, with a few interruptions (World War II, for instance), the Colt Single Action Army is as prized by collectors now as it was relied upon by the soldiers, cowboys, lawmen, and ...

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Drawing on the enduring legacy of the original Colt Single Action Army—dubbed the “Peacemaker” by historians—this 1:1 scale replica captures both authenticity and safety for young marksmen and ...

A Colt single-action revolver with a 7.5 inch barrel is going on the auction block in Los Angeles. It's over 140 years old. But its real value, according to Bonhams auction house, is its story, ...

Say “Old West six-gun” and most folks picture a single-action Colt on a cavalryman’s hip. That image isn’t wrong – but it’s incomplete. The late 1800s were an arms-race of ideas, and double-action (DA ...

A Smith & Wesson revolver belonging to former President Theodore Roosevelt fetched a handsome price when the brisk chant of the Rock Island Auction Company’s auctioneer finally came to an ...