Author: Don WilkersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colt revolver
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Post-war Colt Single-action Revolver
Author: Don WilkersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colt revolver
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Post-war Colt Single-action Revolver
Author: Don WilkersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colt revolver
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Colt's Single Action Army Revolver
Author: Don WilkersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961787622
Category : Colt revolver
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver
Author: Ron GrahamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961523602
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Colts Single Action Army Revolver
Author: Doc O'MearaPublisher: Gun Digest Books
ISBN: 9780896892187
Category : Colt firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Colt's single action army revolver is the one revolver that captures the spirit of the American cowboy and holds the attention of gun enthusiasts and collectors around the world. It has been in almost continuous production since 1873, copied by more than a dozen manufacturers and remains as popular today as it was more than a century ago.In Colt's Single Action Army Revolver, author Doc O'Meara takes readers on a journey of discovery looking at this remarkable revolver from its beginnings. With production figures and serial number information, O'Meara serves collectors and historians. He also tests several modern reproductions of Colts and their rivals, providing ballistic and accuracy data for the shooter.*Provides production figures, serial numbers by year and rarities*New low price*16-page color section featuring rare and exotic Colts and the people who owned them
Colt's Double Action Revolvers - the Post-War Era
Author: Gurney BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9781947314344
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Study of Colt's New Army and Navy Pattern
Author: Robert BestPublisher: Instant Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781591967231
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Revolver
Author: Jim RasenbergerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501166395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Patented in 1836, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than one bullet without reloading. Its most immediate impact was on the expansionism of the American west, where white emigrants and US soldiers came to depend on it, and where Native Americans came to dread it. In making the revolver, Colt also changed American manufacturing, and revolutionized industry in the United States. Rasenberger brings the brazenly ambitious and profoundly innovative industrialist and leader Samuel Colt to vivid life. During an age of promise and progress, and also of slavery, corruption, and unbridled greed, Colt not only helped to create this America, he completely embodied it.-- adapted from info provided
Colt Single-Action Revolvers
Author: Martin PeglerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472811003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
In 1836, Samuel Colt changed the face of warfare with the production of the first of a series of iconic and influential single-action revolvers, including the .44-calibre Colt Walker and the seminal .45-calibre Colt Single Action Army, which remains in production today. These weapons shifted the role of the pistol from single-shot weapon of last resort to a practical and powerful sidearm that gave the user the ability to defend himself once his primary armament was discharged. It transformed cavalry tactics and relegated the sword to a largely ceremonial role in many armies. Featuring full-colour artwork, expert analysis and gripping first-hand accounts, this is the absorbing story of Colt's family of single-action revolvers, covering their origins, development, use and lasting impact on the modern world.
Colt
Author: Jeffrey RichardsonPublisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN: 9780789327109
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the world’s finest collection, the 100 most significant Colt revolvers are presented in this handsome volume. The Colt Single Action Revolver "won the West" by being the gun of choice on the American frontier, used by everyone from settlers and Native Americans to law-enforcement officers and outlaws. As a result of their shared history, the Colt revolver and the American West will forever be connected. Over its twenty-five-year history, the Autry National Center has compiled the finest assemblage of more than 500 Colt revolvers in the world, including the Colt Industries corporate collection. The Autry’s curator has selected the 100 most important examples to document and celebrate the history of Samuel Colt’s revolutionary invention. The revolvers include pieces of historical significance, opulently engraved specimens, and extremely rare models. Featured are an early prototype revolver, Wyatt Earp’s and Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite guns, and the first modern revolvers designed by Tiffany & Co. Each gun is described in a detailed essay, and additional artifacts—historical photographs and art, uniforms, hats, and holsters—are featured to place the revolvers in their proper historical context. This handsome volume is ideal for the collector or enthusiast of the American West.