For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

A relic from Paterson's early days as a diversified industrial powerhouse is expected to be sold for more than $250,000 next month. The rare Colt "Paterson" revolver will likely be far and away the ...

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In May 2014, Rock Island Auction Company sold a Cased Colt No. 5 Texas Paterson Revolver for $805,000, or over $1 million in 2023 dollars. The sales price was driven by the gun’s rarity, condition, ...

A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that were ...

The Frontier West was nothing if not a place of opportunity. It offered an unlimited number of ways to perish including disease (a big favorite), thirst, starvation, weather, livestock, serpents, ...

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Today Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC is a subsidiary of the Czech holding company Česká zbrojovka Group (CZ), but it was the company that truly built the American firearms industry. Its success ...