A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that were ...

American history has been largely forged in conflict, starting from the very first days when the Revolution’s first volleys were fired. Suffice it to say, firearms are an integral part of the social ...

The city of Paterson, N.J., has had bad luck with its Colts – it keeps losing them to Hartford. First it was legendary firearms magnate Samuel Colt, who closed his gun-making factory, the Patent Arms ...

Historian Rasenberger (The Brilliant Disaster) chronicles the life and times of gunmaker Samuel Colt (1814–1862) in this colorful and richly digressive biography. Born in Hartford, Conn., Colt sailed ...

A Colt .45 revolver once owned by General George S. Patton sold for $75,000 at auction in Los Angeles Thursday. Profiles in History, which conducted the auction, had expected the working firearm to ...

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. When we ...

The history.--An outline of the antique and obsolete models of Colt arms and their several variations.--A number of documents contemporaneous to the manufacture of Colt arms, from 1832 to ...

The May 1–3 live auction at The Cody Auditorium will feature more than 1,200 lots of historic firearms, Western memorabilia, ...

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