As a stopgap measure, the American troops and Philippine Constabulary reverted to using the tried-and-true Colt Single Action Army “Peacemaker” .45 revolvers (ofttimes erroneously termed ...

In 1873, Samuel Colt’s Colt Patent Firearms, looking to reinvent the way it produced revolvers, made a gun: the Colt Single-Action Army. It would go on to become the standard-issue sidearm for ...

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the legendary M1911 single-action semiautomatic pistol and its .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge, it became the U.S. Armed Forces ...