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For whatever reason, Colts—not Winchesters or Parkers—are the be-all and end-all for collectors of American firearms. This particular Colt is rarest and most valuable of them all. Known as “The Danish ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Colt Walker was officially ...

Philip Schreier, “Walker’s Walkers: The Colt Walker Revolvers of Captain Samuel H. Walker, Texas Ranger,” Man at Arms Magazine for the Gun and Sword Collector (Woonsocket, R.I.: Mowbray Publishing, ...

One of the more surprising facts about Samuel Colt that even shooting enthusiasts don’t know is that he really didn’t create many of the most iconic firearms to bear his name. While the Colt Single ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Colt Manufacturing Company retained its relationship with the U.S. military. Colt didn’t develop the AR-15/M-16 but it was responsible for the ...

TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Governor Greg Abbott has signed a Resolution naming the 1847 Colt Walker pistol the official handgun of Texas. Invented by Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers and Colt ...

There are few names that invoke the American Frontier more than Samuel Colt, but before his revolvers helped win the West, Colt was a struggling gunmaker. On Jan. 4, 1847, Colt won a contract to ...

Colt’s Manufacturing Co., whose long and rich history of gun making includes the Colt .45 revolver credited with winning the West, said yesterday that it had filed for bankruptcy court protection. The ...