During the early 20th century, to improve upon the rare pre-war Colt Flattop Target Model P, the late Elmer Keith spent a lot of time and money tricking out Single Action Army (SAA) revolvers with ...

Collecting Second Generation Colt Single Action Army Revolvers; Winchester Model 71; L.C. Smith Ideal Grade (Restored) Savage Model 99; I Have This Old Gun: Colt 3rd Generation "Signature Series ...

In July 1873, the Army adopted the Colt and ordered 8,000 revolvers, along with a substantial run of 3,000 Smith & Wesson Model 3s, to replace its obsolete Colt 1860 Army Percussion revolvers.

Colt revolvers were important weapons in the US arsenal for much of the 19th century, with at least four designs — the Colt 1847, the Colt M1848 Dragoon, the Colt Army Model 1860, and the Colt ...

United States Colt Model 1860 Army revolver, .44 caliber. General History The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000 ...

Now that the Army is looking to replace the Beretta, ... Most of the U.S. gun factories were in the North, ... That's how the Union got the Colt Model 1860.

The U.S. Army adopted the new handgun in July 1873, naming it the M1873, and bought 36,000 revolvers chambered in .45 Colt caliber. The revolver was introduced to the civilian market two months ...

Colt's gun featured an automatic, revolving chamber that enabled the user to get off six shots in succession. ... The 1860 Army Colt shot .44 caliber bullets, which did much more damage.

The U.S. Army adopted the new handgun in July 1873, naming it the M1873, and bought 36,000 revolvers chambered in .45 Colt caliber. The revolver was introduced to the civilian market two months ...