Colt revolvers helped shape American history, becoming symbols of self-reliance, exploration, and innovation. From taming the ...

Colt's revolver was the first truly mass produced item made using modern industrial techniques. This Colt Dragoon was made in Colts London factory in 1853 in readiness for the Crimean War. It was ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of a pair of .44 caliber Colt ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In total, over 19,000 six-shot .44 ...

One of the most popular firearm series of the twentieth century—the so-called “snake guns” produced by Colt’s Manufacturing—is winding its way back. Colt’s new Cobra series of revolvers reintroduces ...

How would you like to own a fancy 1800s Colt revolver given by inventor Samuel Colt himself to famed Texas Ranger John Coffee “Jack” Hays? Or a small-caliber pistol carried by Bonnie Parker when she ...

One of the most controversial cavalry raids of the Civil War was the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid of late February 1864. The goal was to release Union prisoners being held near Richmond, Va., and the ...