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The owner of a pair of old Colt revolvers is seeking information on when they were manufactured, their rarity and desirability.
Of the many revolver designs made by Colt, the Single Action Army family is one of the most famous and long-lived. Follow Rick Hacker as he delves into the specifics of collecting second ...
More than half a century before Henry Ford, Colt used assembly lines to mass-produce his guns, turning out as many as 150 per day.
Colt’s Manufacturing Company continued to revolutionize the use of interchangeable parts and an effective assembly line.
What are the most influential, game-changing handguns of the Old West? They are all revolvers made by the same man—Samuel Colt ...
It was assembled from parts made in America, from steel imported from Sheffield! The Colt was the defining weapon of the American West. A gun that changed the world.
The six-shooter became the iconic weapon of gun-slingers, outlaws, and cowboys--some willing to pay $500 out west for a gun that sold for $25 back east. In making the revolver, Colt also changed ...
The Colt "Paterson" revolver expected to be sold for more than $250,000 in a Dec. 2023 auction comes in a presentation case that ties it to a New Jersey legislator and an attorney for Samuel Colt.
A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that ...
The famous saying about Colt’s guns—“God created man, but Sam Colt made them equal”—captures the very real way the gun changed life for 19th century Americans.
Mel Guy’s Colt "Buntline Special" single-action Army Revolver with a 16-inch-long barrel is available to bid on during Morphy's firearm auction on Nov. 17 and 18. The estimate is $400,000-$800,000.
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