The real guns of the Old West are some of the most recognisable and iconic firearms from history. From the Colt Single Action ...

The Colt Single Action Army, or “SAA” revolver, is doubtless the classic sixgun most associated in our folklore with the American West. Introduced in 1873, the basic design remained-with a few ...

The popularity of the Single Action Army in postwar westerns caused Colt to bring the revolver back in 1955, selling it for $125 each. Older nineteenth-century Model 1873s and Peacemakers are ...

Of the many revolver designs made by Colt, the Single Action Army family is one of the most famous and long-lived. Follow Rick Hacker as he delves into the specifics of collecting second ...

For example, in 1877 Colt introduced a new gun called Frontier (pictured at the top), which was a Single Action Army chambered in the Winchester Repeating Arms Company's.44-40 centerfire cartridge.

Considering the breadth of firearms and other weapons curated throughout American history, few inventions left as profound a mark as the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Introduced in 1873 and ...

People know about the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, even if it’s only from watching Unforgiven. Officially known as the S&W Model 3, it’s one of the important revolvers of the Old West ...

Plus, the .45 Colt was already in military supply lines for the Colt SAA revolvers. Instead of doing that — S&W delivered guns chambered for a new proprietary cartridge, the .45 Schofield, which was ...

The Colt proved more durable (it was said the gun could even shoot with half its parts missing), was more readily available and less expensive. The SAA came in no less than 36 different calibers.

Years later, the Colt Single Action Army Revolver, introduced in 1873, was known as "the gun that won the West." Gun Manufacturer Colt Filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

The Colt .45 Model 1873 single-action revolver with distinctive stag horn grip was acquired by the famous World War II general around 1928. The gun, owned by Patton until his death in 1945, ...

The popularity of the Single Action Army in postwar westerns caused Colt to bring the revolver back in 1955, selling it for $125 each. Older nineteenth century Model 1873s and Peacemakers are ...