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

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

The Colt New Service was the other major revolver in this .45 Colt bloodline, a double-action revolver, made from 1898 to 1941. Firearms enthusiast Winston Wolfe labeled it as “built like a tank.” ...

A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

Derek Landers looks back at the days when cinema and TV shaped his future interest in collecting antique arms and his choice ...

These were reliable, often foreign-made nine-millimeter handguns with large high capacity magazines. This change in buying ...

COLT M1911 is a single-action ... The U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 ...

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.