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On October 26, 1881, shots rang out at the O.K. Corral. Within the first 30 seconds of the shootout, three members of the Clanton gang were killed. Men on both sides, including Wyatt Earp, Doc ...

Colt relaunched the revolver as the “Frontier Six-Shooter” and sold it for $17. The company sold 357,859 Frontiers of varying calibers between 1873 and 1941. The M1873 was used extensively across the ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was ...

Samuel Colt's 179-year old gun company supplied both sides of the Civil War. Rifles sit on display in the Colt's Manufacturing Co. booth on the exhibition floor of the 144th National Rifle Association ...

Which firearm is “the gun that won the West”? Two weapons hold the main claim to the famous slogan. Each hit the market in 1873. Each was made by a company of monumental influence not only in the gun ...