Colt’s first double-action revolver made waves in the Old West. Used by lawmen and outlaws alike, the Model 1877 combined ...

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.

Known for its unique double-action mechanism, the Colt 1877 became a popular sidearm during the late 19th century. This video ...

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.

The weapon's hammer would then be dropped on the empty chamber to prevent accidental discharges if the gun were ... Eventually the double-action .38-caliber Colt Model 1892 came to replace it, ...

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 ...

In a double-action revolver, on the other hand, the trigger can both cock and release the hammer." Alec Baldwin appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on January 23, 2019.

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 ...