How Colt Became a Titan of the Firearms Industry
The 1911 alone would solidify Colt s claim to fame. However, there are other weapons too that put Colt squarely in the history books.
Here s What You Need to Know: Like other inventors, Colt was a forward thinker who didn’t just create the products but considered how to get people to buy them.
One of the more surprising facts about Samuel Colt that even shooting enthusiasts don t know is that he really didn’t create many of the most iconic firearms to bear his name. While the Colt Single Action Army (SAA) revolver known as the “Peacemaker” was a favorite of gunmen on both sides of the law and it went on to earn the distinction of being the “gun that won the West,” Samuel Colt was dead for more than a decade before it was released.
In addition to the standard Single Action Army the gun was offered in a handful of variants.
Here s What You Need To Remember: The revolver was one of the first modern pistols - and, nearly two hundred years later, one of the most widely produced in history.
One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Also known as the Peacemaker, Frontier Six-Shooter and the M1873, the Single Action Army is also a staple of Hollywood films, appearing in virtually every cowboy and western film ever made. The revolver was was used by soldiers and civilians alike, and is still in production more than 140 years after it entered U.S. Army service.