In essence, the range results showed that non-NFA firearms perform at the levels they were hoped for, but not fulfilled, when firing the same .410 loads from .45 Colt/.410 handguns.

And somehow, he acquired Samuel Colt’s Paterson revolvers. Hays immediately saw the possibilities. Give a Ranger two Patersons and two cylinders per gun, and he could deliver 20 shots without pause.

More than just weapons, Colt’s revolvers became tools of expansion, power, and legend. This video explores how they helped define American identity.

Sam Colt opened a firearms plant in 1836, but sales weren't great and it closed six years later. In 1855, Colt founded Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., ...

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 ...

Colt factory makes handguns, military machine guns and civilian AR-15 rifles. Plant is located in New England's Gun Valley, 50 miles from Newtown.

The prototype pistols were demonstrated to Colt company officials and extensively tested from 1895 to 1898. Both designs were successful, and both were superior to existing military automatic designs.

Colt also sells guns to civilians, including an assortment of AR-15s, semiautomatic handguns and revolvers. When the company filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware bankruptcy court it listed $384 ...

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol remains one of the most beloved sidearms in U.S. military history. Colt Is Offering Vintage 'Black Army' M1911 Pistols to a Handful of Lucky ...

Colt factory makes handguns, military machine guns and civilian AR-15 rifles. Plant is located in New England's Gun Valley, 50 miles from Newtown.