Colt’s Model 1877 Lightning revolver (occasionally confused with its 1884 Lightning pump-action rifle) was the company’s first double-action handgun, brought out to compete with the double ...

Post-1924 pistols are usually equipped with checkered walnut and a Colt emblem, and ivory and mother-of-pearl grips were available by special order and still bring a premium to collectors.

The design of the CQG was prompted by the ever-increasing popularity of compact, short-barreled rifles, AR15 pistols, and pistol caliber carbines.

The Colt .45-caliber revolver that sold to the New Mexico bidder was considered controversial because its serial number was rubbed off and the gun's barrel, cylinder and grips had been replaced.

The Colt .45 Model 1873 single-action revolver with distinctive stag horn grip was acquired by the famous World War II general around 1928.

Many of the pieces in the Cox Collection have their own story, such as a Colt New House, which Dr. Cox cherished. The New House is a spur trigger with pearl grips, inscribed, “Presented to Wm. J ...

In addition to gold plating, the Colt Single Action Army gun has two factory engravings, a 5.5-inch barrel and carved pearl grips.

At $1200, Colt's Single Action Army revolver is expensive. But there are replicas that sell for about one-third of the price.

The Model 856 revolver features soft rubber grips, which also make it comfortable for extended target shooting at the range, while the double/single action increases the speed as well as the ...