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[…] to the days when America had two major handgun manufacturers: Colt and Smith & Wesson. Now consider this when speaking […]

Let’s think about the .38-40 and the .41 Long Colt. Two totally different cartridges. The first is a tapered or […]

[…] you’d encounter something able to bite, claw or stomp. Sam Colt gets the credit for coming up with the first […]

[…] to their horse-mounted troops, then called Dragoons. The first was a Colt’s cap and ball sixgun commonly known as the Walker.

[…] Handgunner’s pages by writing I didn’t particularly like the .45 Colt as a smokeless powder cartridge. And I still don’t. […]

[…] and legend didn’t begin until 1850. That was when Samuel Colt introduced his first “Belt Pistol” meaning one practical for […]

[…] making sights for rifles. Soon King’s business turned to customizing Colt and S&W revolvers with better sights, superb lock work […]

Since its beginning in 1873, the Colt SAA has been made in three distinct “generations.” First generation SAAs ran continuously […]

[…] first part of my sixgunning life I fell in love with single actions in general, and Colt Single Actions in particular.