No matter how you look at them—as outstanding examples of John Browning's genius, an interesting phase in American firearms ...

Colt's "New Lightning Magazine Rifle," so called to distinguish it from the company's previous double-action revolver of the ...

1835 - The first Colt revolver ... repeating gun of the Civil War. 1861 - Breech loaded guns in common use. 1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The ...

When we look back at that era of firearms — the time when cartridges became king and old cap-and-ball revolvers were being converted to fire brass — we think of the Colt Single Action Army, the ...

T he venerable .45 Colt cartridge, which made its debut in 1872, has etched an indelible mark on American history and culture. This hard-hitting revolver round has been the faithful companion of ...

Derek Landers looks back at the days when cinema and TV shaped his future interest in collecting antique arms and his choice ...

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ...

This they hoped for. The blockade of their ports by the National navy deprived them of the revenues they anticipated from the sales of cotton. The foolhardy enterprise of British shipowners ...

You need something that you can use effectively and, more importantly, carry every day comfortably. Go to any gun store and you’ll see that the options can be staggering. There is a wide variety of ...

The museum has his "1860 Colt Revolver and his 1864 Smith & Wesson ... He had military experience, serving as a Navy officer ...

The flags of war like storm-birds fly, The charging trumpets blow; Yet rolls no thunder in the sky, No earthquake strives below. And, calm and patient, Nature keeps Her ...

"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." - Theodore Roosevelt "I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he ...