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The real guns of the Old West are some of the most recognisable and iconic firearms from history. From the Colt Single Action ...
A Colt Single Action Army revolver, well-known to collectors as "Black Beauty" realized $1.6 million during Rock Island Auction Company's (RIAC) May Premier Auction.
Considering the breadth of firearms and other weapons curated throughout American history, few inventions left as profound a mark as the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Introduced in 1873 and ...
First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become one of the iconic revolvers of the late 19th century, and it remains one ...
People know about the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, even if it’s only from watching Unforgiven. Officially known as the S&W Model 3, it’s one of the important revolvers of the Old West. When we ...
A Colt revolver carried by Captain Myles Moylan at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 could command up to $120,000 at Rock Island Auction Co.'s sale on May 17, 18 and 19, 2024, in Bedford, Texas ...
A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is at the center of actor Alec Baldwin's fight to avoid criminal prosecution for the 2021 fatal shooting of "Rust ...
Year introduced: 1990 Type: Six-shot revolver Firing action: Double-action; repeating Caliber & Feed: .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt, 6-shot rotating cylinder M16A4 zim286 / iStock via Getty Images ...
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. Richard Mann How it Works The single action ...
The Single Action Army Colt, along with the .45 Colt centerfire cartridge, solidified American’s love affair with revolvers, one that still runs hot even today, nearly 200 years after Colt carved the ...
In August 2021, Pat Garrett’s Colt Single Action Army Revolver sold for $6 million at auction, setting a new record for the most expensive firearm ever sold. The gun, which is chambered in .44 ...
GUEST: This pistol is one my grandfather found out on his ranch and he had a man named Brigham Hamilton with him. And this man was a member of Butch Cassidy'’’s gang at one ti ...