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Rather than completely reinvent the wheel, Colt maintained simplicity with its MSR Carbine in 7.62x39 mm and modeled the gun after its LE6920-pattern carbine. That said, you get 7075-T6 aluminum ...

this “wheel” of engraved First and Second Generation Colt Single Action Army revolvers highlights the myriad barrel length, finish and stock options that individual owners either factory ...

The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan, later a Medal of Honor recipient — and has an estimated ...

1825 ca. - Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 ...

And that’s what inspired us to go back in time and highlight 25 of the top pistols, handguns, and revolvers in history—starting all the way back in 1850 when Colt released a game-changer that ...

Luckily for M1911 fans, however, Colt is selling off pistols from the new limited run for just $999. Chris Eger put it best over at Guns.com: Colt’s new Black Army pistol run represents ...

Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well. Throughout his career as a bushwhacker and robber, Jesse made use of Samuel Colt's revolutionary new pistol to inflict mayhem at close ...