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.

Sale price: $33,600 ; Morphy Auctions in Denver, Penn., put nearly 1,000 antique guns up for bid, ... This Colt Model 1860 is a cap and ball revolver used by the Union Army during the Civil War, ...

An 1851 Colt factory engraved, square-backed Navy sits on display in a special case at the seventh annual East Coast Fine Arms Show at the Plaza Hotel in Stamford on Saturday, January 7, 2012.

Mel Guy collected more than 300 antique Colt six-shooters – known as the guns that tamed the Wild West. He had searched for decades for a super-rare Buntline with a 16-inch barrel.

For Bigfork’s Richard “Short Colt” Cheney, firearms are a way of life. Stepping into his Short Colt Antique Arms store on Montana 35 just south of the bridge is like taking a walk back in time.