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Invention of Revolver
Samuel Colt invented the first revolver, a gun named after its inventor "Colt", and after its revolving cylinder "revolver". In 1836, Samuel Colt was granted a U.S. patent for the Colt revolver, which was equipped with a revolving cylinder containing five or six bullets and an innovative cocking device. -
1861 Colt Navy Revolver
A six-shot, single-action revolver with the standard naval engagement on its cylinder, the Colt Model 1861 revolver was built along the same lines as the Colt Model 1860 revolver, except that it does not have a rebated cylinder, it is smaller caliber, and its 7 1/2-inch round barrel is a half-inch shorter. -
1911 Army Revolver
It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. -
1961 Peacemaker
The Peacemaker, also called the Frontier, the Model P, and the Equalizer, had its first wide use in the army. During the mid-1860s the army was looking to replace its slow and fragile percussion pistols, so the .44-caliber Colt revolver was tested, and rejected for being unreliable. -
Colt King Cobra
First introduced in 1986, the Colt King Cobra is a medium frame double-action revolver featuring a six round cylinder which was designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company and marketed to law enforcement agencies and civilian firearms enthusiast -
2000 Colt
he Colt All American 2000 was introduced at the 1990 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show). It had been a joint venture between Reed Knight and Eugene Stoner of Knight's Armament over a period of several years. Once the design was handed off to Colt, the two designers had little input regarding the final design.[7] C. Reed Knight specified that the pistol should have a 6-pound trigger pull. Colt increased this to 12 pounds and extended the barrel and length of the grip frame. -
Peacemaker revival
The Colt Single Action Army, also known as the Single Action Army, SAA, Model P, ... The Colt SAA "Peacemaker" revolver is a famous piece of Americana. ..... In 2010, Colt released a "revival" of the Frontier Six Shooter with a nickel finish.
