Last Updated on July 25, 2025 by Matt Staff The Wild West wasn’t just a time; it was a frontier of chaos, grit, and rebellion ...

Copiously illustrated with photographs and marvelous engravings, The Gun and Its Development is the classic, authoritative reference work on the subject, certain to be of great interest to marksmen, ...

The Colt Model 1877 was Colt´s first double-action revolver and was introduced as an advanced and faster-firing (It was called “Lightning”) alternative to the popular Single Action Army.

Sleek, balanced, and deadly accurate, the Colt Navy became one of the most popular revolvers of the 19th century. Its use in the Civil War and on the frontier made it a symbol of American grit ...

The repairs of the Half-Moon Battery, on Bedloe's Island, which mounts 35 guns, were completed on Friday. The ground has been lowered 18 inches to protect the men as much as possible, in case of ...