Colt Police Positive Special

Friday, 9 March 2012

Colt Police Positive Special

Where to start? The Chicken or the Egg- the Revolver or the Cartridge? Both the Old Colt revolver and the .32 S&W Long cartridge have played important roles in handgun history but are largely ignored by the popular press. Nevertheless, they have a cadre of dedicated enthusiasts and become the subjects of frequent discussion on the Internet boards.

Colt Peacemaker

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The Colt Peacemaker was a single-action, six-round revolver and has excellent aim. It was preferred by law enforcers because of its firepower and reliability. The revolver had a .45 calibre and could load up to 2.6 grams of black powder and a 16.5 gram conical shaped bullet. When the gun was optimally loaded, the firepower it delivered was quite powerful.

Colt Peacemaker

Colt Paterson

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

The comprehensive technical history of the rarest of all Colt firearms: the Paterson, made in the pioneer industrial city of the same name, in New Jersey, c. 1836 to 1842. The Paterson Colt Book presents text and illustrations based on over forty years of research and study, and is a joint effort of collector Dennis LeVett and the author. The photographs feature important examples of all models, as represented in the LeVett Collection, as well as from other collectors, museums and historical societies, augmented by data from the files of the late James E. Serven, and with technical notes from collector Robert Pershing, based on his own extensive research.

Colt Paterson

Colt Official Police

Friday, 3 February 2012

The Official Police was a rugged, no-frills revolver designed for hard duty.

Unless you are a complete newbie to firearms, or have been living on top of a mountain in Tibet for the last century, you are aware that from the 1870s until the middle of the 20th century the terms “Colt” and “revolver” were synonymous in the police world. Colt revolvers were the most popular law enforcement sidearms in the world, and no Colt product personified the law enforcement handgun better than the Official Police Revolver.