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

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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.

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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 ...

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Ever wanted to own a literal piece of U.S. history? Well, now's your chance. On Aug. 27, the revolver that fired the bullet that killed Billy the Kid, one of the Wild West's most iconic outlaws, will ...

If you Google the worst military guns in history, all the usual suspects will appear: the French Chauchat Machine Gun (WWI), the U.S. Liberator Pistol (WWII), the Japanese Nambu (WWII), the British ...