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[…] 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.

[…] table to fight from behind it. Bullets fly, usually from Colt Peacemakers, and hit the table — but fail to […]

The Colt Single Action Army revolver has to be the most famous, most recognizable handgun in the world. But it […]

The history of the Colt 1851 belt pistol is long and storied, but many don’t realize just what a formidable […]

With this installment we reach a fascinating type of Colt single action revolver — the Cartridge Conversions. That’s a misnomer […]

In 1836 Sam Colt came up with the first truly practical and workable revolver, the Colt Paterson. This revolver was […]

[…] modern collectors applied to the next series of improvements Samuel Colt made on his revolving handguns after the Walker version […]