The newly designed .45 Long Colt cartridges were also famously powerful, and it was just as useful to soldiers in battle as it was to sheriffs and frontiersmen. The firearm would eventually become ...

Q: I have a Colt Single Action Army revolver dated 1902-1903 with the Serial No. 230507. It has a 4¾" barrel, approximately 70 percent bluing and is chambered in .45 Colt. My question is, when ...

The Maligned Cartridge in Question: the .38 Long Colt The oh-so-maligned .38 Long Colt cartridge started off its life as a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt’s Manufacturing Company in 1875.

The combination is undoubtedly part gimmick, with a hand shotgun a general rarity among firearms. The .45 Long Colt round, a storied cowboy and military round dating back to 1872, adds historical ...