** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Q. I have a Colt Model 1878 ...

Colt revolvers have a very special place in my heart. I grew up shooting my dad’s 1969 Colt Cobra, which he carried until he passed and I inherited it. It was a tangible symbol of craftsmanship and ...

Chamberings mirrored the SAA’s menu – .45 Colt, .44-40, and other frontier staples – and production ran into the tens of thousands through 1905. If the 1877 was a delicate thoroughbred, the 1878 was a ...

In 1878, the Peacemaker was introduced in .44-40, .38-40, and .32-20 calibers, the same calibers then used by the Winchester 1873 lever action rifle. This allowed a single individual to carry both a ...

The history of the Colt New Frontier single-action revolver actually begins in the latter part of the 19th Century, some 120 years ago. In the late 1800s there was a growing interest in target ...