Considering the breadth of firearms and other weapons curated throughout American history, few inventions left as profound a ...

In the 1870s, Colt needed a double-action revolver design to compete with many of the emerging double-action revolvers on the market, particularly a number of competitors in Great Britain.

The Colt Single Action Army revolver, introduced in 1873, became a symbol of power and American expansion, used by both outlaws and lawmen on the frontier. A stunning reversal of fortunes in ...

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Shown above are two custom-built revolvers that once belonged to legendary film star Tom Mix. The gold-plated and deluxe engraved Colt Officer ... buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, railroader ...