The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 ...

made a gun: the Colt Single-Action Army. It would go on to become the standard-issue sidearm for the US Army for nearly two decades, and one of the most important handguns ever made. If you’ve ...

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 ...