The Howdah 20-Gauge Double-Barrel Flintlock Pistol Has a Deep History
Staring down the barrels of a large caliber Howdah double-barrel flintlock pistol can be just as intimidating a sawed-off double-barrel...
Gunsmoke: Celebrating the Longest-Running Western in TV History
Everyone has a "Gunsmoke" story. Almost every major actor today who started out playing small roles on TV from the...
Finding Colt Paterson Reproductions Is Just as Hard as Finding Originals
Every story has a beginning, and the story of Samuel Colt begins in the mid-1830s with his first company, established...
A Look at the Last of the Incredibly Rare Tiffany Colt Revolvers
Today, you wouldn’t think of Tiffany & Company as a place to purchase a gun, unless it was made out...
Eli Whitney Jr., the Whitneyville Armory and the Colts They Produced
In 1847, Samuel Colt had a U.S. government order in his hand for 1,000 new .44-caliber revolvers, which would restore...
Why the .36 Caliber Pistol Was the Most Popular Among Early Gunfighters
Sam Colt may have created the 1851 Navy, but Wild Bill Hickok made the .36 caliber Colt pistols immortal. Indeed,...
The New Winchester Golden Spike Rifle Is Transcontinental Glory
Winchester is paying homage to America’s greatest achievement of the 19th century: the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May...
Gun Review: Pedersoli Classic Side-by-Side Deluxe Flintlock Shotgun
In an era when the average man had one shot from a fowler or musket, maybe two with a swivel barrel,...
Gun Review: Umarex Colt Peacemaker Nickel & Gold
As far back as the 1850s, Colt began offering silver plating and gold-washed cylinders, hammers and triggers as options on its...
Peacemaker Predecessor: Remembering the 1871-72 Colt Open Top
The Colt 1871-72 Open Top was new, innovative and virtually obsolete the day it was introduced! In Colt’s haste to...
How the Colt Police Positive Became the Top Choice Among Cops
Double-action cartridge revolvers had a somewhat unremarkable beginning in the American West. This was mostly due to the Civil War....
Civil War Revolvers: The British Wheelguns Used in America’s Fight
Great Britain’s role in America’s early history has been one of both adversary and ally. From the fight for our...
The Interesting History of Remington Revolvers From the 1850s-1870s
It began with a patent, an unbreakable patent belonging to Samuel Colt since 1835 that kept E. Remington & Sons...
Test-Firing 5 Colt Belly Guns to Measure Their Effectiveness
A lot of Old West mythology surrounds handguns and the speed with which they could be drawn and accurately fired. This...
Gun Test: 1878 Hartford Coach Gun 12-Gauge Double-Barreled Shotgun
One might regard the handgun as the easiest and most practical self-defense weapon of choice in the Old West, but for...
Full-Size Handguns: 10 Formidable Threat Stoppers
Go mobile with these classic, formidable and fully loaded full-size handguns from Glock, Ruger, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson and...
4 Reliable Subcompact Glock Holster Options
There are three very popular and effective ways to carry a subcompact Glock, and while there are still other methods,...
Upgrading Chiappa’s Bootleg 12-Gauge Lever-Action Shotgun
The Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotgun was very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, both as a...
Next-Gen Upgrades: A Look at Glock’s Gen4 Pistols
The GLOCK design has been evolving since 1982, and numerous changes in external and internal features over the years have...
Gun Test: Springfield’s 9mm XD Mod.2 4” Service Model
Springfield’s polymer-framed XD pistols are among the top-ranked handguns approved for law enforcement agencies, and the company recently introduced the...