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Some of Sam Colt’s early efforts in creating workable revolvers seem like jokes today. Of course, they were loaded with […]

That Sam Colt, he was quite a man. Deserving of: “God made man, but Sam Colt made them equal.” Colt’s […]

As early as 1848 Samuel Colt realized the military market was going to be finite. After all, the U.S. Army […]

[…] sold initially for $17.50. Today, with limited wear, an early Colt Single Action Army might fetch $90,000. These prices should […]

[…] there is a sub-genre of handguns well respected but often misunderstood. Those are the Colt Conversions of cap & ball six-shooters.

Sam Colt started it all. In 1836 his Colt Paterson became the first truly workable revolver. Chambered in both .36 […]

[…] this standard practice for the entire run of 1st Generation Colt single actions from 1873 up to the eve of […]

[…] Mike Gregorski, approached me with a request to build a Colt 1911 in the predominant style for each decade. That’s […]

[…] shoot. A shooter’s handgun choice is highly subjective and the Colt Single Action always has been and probably always will […]

Colt never envisioned bringing the SAA back post World War II, although some were assembled from parts and sold […]