Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005. The real reason why Colt gave up on such a desirable money maker is unknown, but the high cost of modern labor — a single ...

** 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. ** Poor Sam Colt. Although he was one ...

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

Key point: The Colt Python was retired by Colt in 2005. The real reason why Colt gave up on such a desirable money maker is unknown, but the high cost of modern labor — a single Python could involve ...

These classic firearms earned loyal followings for reliability, design, or history. Many shooters still wish they’d stayed in production ...

Following up on his popular .36-caliber M1851 Navy, Colt introduced the more powerful .44-caliber Army. It proved the most widely used revolver of the Civil War. Nearly 130,000 were in service before ...

For whatever reason, Colts—not Winchesters or Parkers—are the be-all and end-all for collectors of American firearms. This particular Colt is rarest and most valuable of them all. Known as “The Danish ...

While today’s best handguns are modern marvels of speed and accuracy, it would be a mistake to forget about the classic pistols that got us here. Samuel Colt started the revolver evolution with his ...

Over the past weekend, Colt Defense announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; a move that signaled how dire the legendary gun company’s situation really was. Their latest setback was the ...

In late January of this year, the U.S. Army selected a new pistol to replace the Beretta M9, a gun that's served the Armed Forces for 30 years. But like every weapon in the U.S.'s arsenal, the Army ...