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If we made a list of obscure percussion revolvers, the Colt 1862 Pocket Navy, or New Model Navy, would be...

Historians lean on precious few events in the year 1873, but if your interests are eclectic enough that year was...

Smith & Wesson (S&W) introduced tip-up barrel, fixed metallic cartridge revolvers in 1858. They were known as the Model 1,...

Although Samuel Colt had disdain for the double-action revolver, by 1873, Colt’s Vice President General William B. Franklin was well on his way to...

The Battle for Rorke’s Drift. Any serious student of military history recognizes the name. However, most of us don’t know...

Throughout history, firearm designs have failed. Some were poor designs. Some were vastly ahead of their time but failed to...

The Colt Paterson is where the American revolver story really begins. Patented in 1836 and built by the Patent Arms...

The modern U.S. Army Rangers trace their roots back to the activities of Benjamin Church. Church was a major in...

Recently, I did some writing involving high-end handmade leather holsters–I think that wonderful new leather smell must have intoxicated me. ...

The Colt Single Action Army (SAA) was the iconic sixgun of the Old West. It was introduced for the military...