Guy believed her gun – a legendary Buntline Special with a 16-inch barrel – was one of only 11 manufactured. She inherited it from her father Mel, a long-time collector of Colt six-shooters.

When gun collectors started taking potshots at Melissa Guy’s rare Colt revolver, she had to fire back. A lot of money was at stake. Guy believed her gun – a legendary Buntline Special with a ...

Just as the TV cowboy craze corralled Colt into reissuing the Single Action Army in 1955, in 1957 “Earpmania” caused the company to bring out a Buntline Special, which remained in the line ...

Mel Guy’s Colt "Buntline Special" single-action Army Revolver with a 16-inch-long barrel is available to bid on during Morphy's firearm auction on Nov. 17 and 18. The estimate is $400,000 ...

Historians disagree, but it seems likely Earp sometimes carried a long-barreled Colt .45 revolver. Still, the Buntline Special depicted in the Hugh O'Brian TV series was more or less a fabrication ...