The solid-frame, swing-out-cylinder revolver (think Colt New Service, S&W Hand Ejector) proved stronger, simpler to keep in time, and easier to service. Top-breaks were elegant but mechanically busy; ...

For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

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Bitten by the cowboy handgun bug early on—and influenced by no less an innovator than Elmer Keith—the author finds that, in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. When the U.S. entered World War I, ...