The proliferation of illegal firearms in the country is as consequential to national security as the continued inability of the government to solve the problem. Both enable the eruption of violent and ...

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.

Moylan survived Custer’s Last Stand, his Colt cavalry model revolver by his side. "The gun is not only identified with the ...

At a time of heightened awareness of the prevalence of firearms in American society, as there are almost daily news reports about the misuse of guns, there is something almost comforting to ...

In 2020, Colt reintroduced its iconic Python revolver, but the initial guns were made from stainless steel and had a polished finish. Many Colt fans clamored for another version with a blued ...

The guerrilla's principal weapon was the .36 caliber 1851 Navy Colt revolver. This gun was named for its inventor, Samuel Colt, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, who as a young man designed the ...