In 1877, Colt came out with its first double-action, the medium-frame Lightning. The company immediately followed with the Model 1878, a big-bore, double-action brother to the Single Action Army ...

On the hammer, the cocking surface is laterally serrated and not checkered. ... But for every guy who can do Colt double-action trigger jobs, there are two dozen who can’t.

The Colt Single Action Army is the most iconic single action revolver of all time. To fire this revolver, you must first manually cock the hammer.

Known for its unique double-action mechanism, the Colt 1877 became a popular sidearm during the late 19th century. This video explores its connection to legendary figures like Billy the Kid.

In a double-action pull, the trigger weight is slightly more than my Lyman gauge will register. However, it broke at a consistent 5 pounds, 7 ounces on single-action pulls with the hammer cocked. My ...

The popularity of the Single Action Army in postwar westerns caused Colt to bring the revolver back in 1955, selling it for $125 each. Older nineteenth-century Model 1873s and Peacemakers are ...