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Reminiscent of a Colt display at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial celebration, this “wheel” of engraved First and Second Generation Colt Single Action Army revolvers ... long as 18" and as short ...

The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 ...