A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

38 Long Colt revolvers during the fight against the ... 38 Long Colt cartridge started off its life as a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt’s Manufacturing Company in 1875.

1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch hole" in the barrel igniting the powder inside ... 1835 - The first Colt revolver.

45 Colt cartridge ... pearl-handled revolvers. These are ivory.” Patton first wielded the “Peacemaker” in combat as a young second lieutenant during General John “Black Jack” Pershing ...