One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt Single Action Army revolver ... appearing in virtually every cowboy and western film ever made. The revolver was used by soldiers and ...

Finally, in 1955, thanks to the TV cowboy craze, the resultant growing ... Wilkerson’s seminal book (now out of print), Colt Single-Action Revolver Handbook 1955-1975. And of course, the most ...

Between 1895 and 1903 the Army refurbished 17,000 Single Action Army revolvers by cutting ... supporting role. The Colt's earliest big screen debut came with silent Cowboy films, such as Cripple ...

Consider, if you will, the serious cowboy-action shooter ... consider if he has to defend himself with a single-action revolver. Image courtesy Colt.com It is an excellent idea to establish ...

The most famous six-gun of the West is the Colt Single Action Army (SAA), and it's still the most popular of the breed. But as with everything else, not every cowboy gun fan wants to pack the same ...

Based on over thirty years of experience, a gun expert lists five top revolvers. -The Smith & Wesson Model 19/66 (.357 Magnum ...

The only thing the trigger of a single action (SA) handgun does is release a cocked hammer to fire the gun. With a double action ... like on the Colt 1911, is generally part of the package.

The pistol you have is a Colt single action Army revolver. It was first produced starting in 1873, and actually a production went all the way through just before the second world war. GUEST ...

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 ...

Museum staff determined the old pistol to be a Colt Single Action Army single-action revolver with a barrel length of 7½ inches. Based on its serial number it was assessed as being manufactured ...

At one table, surrounded by rows of flintlock rifles and Winchesters, a Colt single-action Army revolver sat in a display ... His experiences as a cowboy combined with growing up on Gene Autry ...

One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt Single Action Army revolver ... appearing in virtually every cowboy and western film ever made. The revolver was was used by soldiers ...