This Cimarron Open Top replica breaks down just like the originals. And finally, the Army had decided that what it really wanted was a .45-cal. handgun – not a .44 caliber.

The first 8,000 “U.S”-stamped Single Action Armys, priced at $13.30 each, were shipped to cavalry units in 1872, and most saw hard use. However, this pristine Rinaldo A. Carr-inspected Colt ...

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.

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 ...

Why the 1873 Colt Single-Action Army Replica Resonates with Cowboy Enthusiasts A Legendary Design from 1873 Originally adopted as the U.S. Army’s standard sidearm in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army ...

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 ...

The .45-caliber Colt Single Action Army revolver, manufactured in 1885, has been recently researched by the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. Photo Courtesy of Sweetwater County Historical Museum ...

The U.S. Army has transitioned through over four dozen different types of sidearms since the American Revolutionary War, from a single-shot flintlock then to its newest semiautomatic with a 17 ...

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 ...

From guns to garb, cowboy shooting takes you back to the Old West. When it comes to handguns, the king of cowboy action shooting is Colt's Single Action Army revolveróa.k.a. The Peacemaker. In ...

Introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army revolver quickly became a defining weapon of the American frontier. Though not the most widely sold, its power, design, and reliability made it ...