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 ...

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 ...

But there is no doubt that the one gun that has defined Colt for some 144 years is the Model 1873 Single Action Army (SAA) revolver, a.k.a Model P or Peacemaker.

Colt relaunched the revolver as the “Frontier Six-Shooter” and sold it for $17. The company sold 357,859 Frontiers of varying calibers between 1873 and 1941.

The 1873, or Peacemaker, remains one of the most recognizable firearms in the world. Of the guns of the Old West, perhaps the only one to achieve something like its fame and popularity is the ...

The Government's Gun. In July 1873, the Army adopted the Colt and ordered 8,000 revolvers, ... During the 1870s, a brand new Colt Peacemaker cost approximately $17.50 ...

The Smith & Wesson Schofield Revolver almost beat the Colt Peacemaker and it led to the .45 ACP. Here's what all shooters should know about it. ... Shortly after, the Army also began to use the Colt ...

Mason and Richards are also credited with engineering a topstrap for additional strength on the Model 1871-72 “Open Top” revolver that became the famous 1873 Peacemaker.

Samuel Colt and his revolvers remain world famous, but for many people today the Colt name evokes images of the Single-Action Army, first issued in 1873 and immortalized as “the Peacemaker. ...

In the world of imaginative play, the 1873 Colt Single-Action Army revolver toy stands out as a timeless tribute to the rugged spirit of the American West. Drawing on the enduring legacy of the ...

Colt relaunched the revolver as the “Frontier Six-Shooter” and sold it for $17. The company sold 357,859 Frontiers of varying calibers between 1873 and 1941.