See the details in our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above. "With its Police Positive, Colt added something to the revolver, and that was really a hammer-block safety ...

The Colt single-action revolver belonged to Captain Myles Moylan ... RARE PIGEON PARACHUTE USED TO CARRY MESSAGES AMID WWII ...

Percussion-cap guns are in general use. 1830 - The back action lock appears. 1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass-produced, multi-shot, revolving firearms.

At a time of heightened awareness of the prevalence of firearms in American society, as there are almost daily news reports about the misuse of guns, there is something almost comforting to ...