Simple to load, unload and operate, the revolver still has its place and is now making a comeback of sorts. Responding to a renewed interest in defensive revolvers, Colt has re-entered the market ...

And so revolvers ... 9 ounces. Its revolving chambers held [six] conical .44 caliber bullets that weighed 220 grains each. The powder charge—50 grains of black powder—made the new Colt pistol ...

In the late 1970s, Ruger hired Harry Sefried (formerly of High Standard Manufacturing) to design the company's first big bore double-action revolver. Taking many of its cues from the successful ...

One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt ... The new revolver was a single action, meaning the hammer needed to be cocked back prior to each shot. This advanced the six-round ...

Colt Firearms is one of the oldest firearms companies in the United States, and it has produced a vast array of iconic guns over the years. Many are used in their current iterations in the U.S ...

Hundreds of employees work round-the-clock to assemble iconic Colt handguns, machine guns for the U.S. military and the AR-15 rifle for civilians – the weapon at the heart of the gun debate.