1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock ... 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot ...

On May 3, most eyes were on the "running of the roses" for the 151st Kentucky Derby, but in the world of fine and historic ...

Moylan survived Custer’s Last Stand, his Colt cavalry model revolver by his side. "The gun is not only identified with the 7th Cavalry, it’s also ID’d to Captain Moylan," said Hogan.

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 ...

Featured: Fabrique Nationale US M240B machine gun, Martial Colt Paterson Model 1839 percussion revolving rifle, important cased set of factory presentation Colts shipped 1861 DENVER, May 8 ...