Key point: Durable and popular. The .38 Special is one of the most durable cartridges in history. Introduced in 1898 as the .38 Smith & Wesson Special, it was meant to upgrade the U.S. Army’s ...

Colt’s Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt in 1855, was responsible for a great deal of the innovation in revolvers over the past three centuries. The company stepped back from double-action ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY – The Sweetwater County Historical Museum’s Vintage Firearms Research Program recently examined a distinctive revolver made in 1901 - a nickel-finish, single-action Colt Bisley ...

The 38 Special enjoys the popularity that’s common with all military cartridges. Developed at the end of the 19th century and chambered by Smith & Wesson in their Military & Police revolver, early 38 ...

When gun collectors started taking potshots at Melissa Guy’s rare Colt revolver, she had to fire back. A lot of money was at stake. Guy believed her gun – a legendary Buntline Special with a 16-inch ...

They are two of the most famous and popular cartridges for personal defense and law enforcement, one in the wheelgun world and one in the semi-auto world. They are often compared because they both ...