Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms, one wearing musician's uniform and holding Model 1840 musician's sword, the other holding Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver.

Originally designed to use a combination of Civil War surplus percussion revolver parts with newly fabricated components, the Richards-Mason guns integrated two patents owned by Colt factory ...

Despite the superiority of his product, Colt had a few fits and starts, but the California Gold Rush and his Model 1849 Pocket Revolver finally put him in the black.

Colt found iconic status in other avenues. General Patton was partial to Colt’s handguns and is known for carrying the single-action Colt revolver that has come to be associated with his image.

1847: Colt ships his new revolver, the “Walker,” to the U.S. Ordnance Dept. The gun is produced at the Connecticut factory of Eli Whitney, Jr., son of the inventor of the cotton gin. 1851 ...

1. Colt 1851 Navy Revolver The Colt Revolver Wiki Commons In production from 1850 until 1873, the Colt Navy Revolver changed warfare and the world.

The rare Colt "Paterson" revolver will likely be far and away the highest-priced item at a Dec. 6-8 auction featuring more than 1,150 firearms and military relics, according to Morphy Auctions ...

Robert Hassinger on Tuesday turned over the 1851 Colt revolver to officials from the Chicago History Museum. The revolver once belonged to Owen Brown, a son of John Brown, the abolitionist who led ...

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 ...