45 Colt cartridge. This very powerful round started as a breech-loader in revolvers and became a standard-issue sidearm for the U.S. Army, earning its stripes during the Indian Wars and in the ...

First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

No matter how you look at them—as outstanding examples of John Browning's genius, an interesting phase in American firearms ...

Shortly after, the Army also began to use the Colt SAA around 1873. In 1875, S&W got a contract to outfit the U.S. military with new and improved Model 3 Schofield revolvers, with the caveat that the ...

45 caliber semiautomatic pistol that John Browning ... Chris Eger put it best over at Guns.com: Colt’s new Black Army pistol run represents “classic Great War styling without the classic ...

This gun was named for its inventor ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge and was therefore much easier ...

During the visit, Sheehy reportedly was asked about a bullet wound in his arm, telling a National Park ranger that he had accidentally shot himself with a Colt .45 revolver while in the park ...

This gun was named for its inventor ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge and was therefore much easier ...