Unfortunately for Colt, the weapon was a failure: the open nature of the revolver-cylinder system and the amount of noise it produced was acceptable in a weapon held at arm’s length, but not in a ...

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 ...

Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $7 for adults, $5 seniors and students, children 5 and under and museum members free. Samuel Colt’s name is synonymous with revolvers – ...

HARTFORD, CONN. — It’s been a decade since the Wadsworth Atheneum had an exhibit on native son Samuel Colt, an icon who revolutionized the American firearms industry and put Hartford on the world map.

Today, on the 19th of July, we celebrate the birth anniversary of an iconic figure in the world of invention, industrialism, and entrepreneurship: Samuel Colt. Born in 1814, Colt's innovative mind and ...