First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

As one historian said fittingly, “It was the gun that won the West.” Of the many firearms made for the .45 Colt, probably one ... used by the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892 as its official ...

Between 1873 and 1940, Colt produced 357,859 Single Action Army revolvers ... After the 1911, he never built another gun chambered in .45 ACP. Looking at his other famous handguns: the Colt 1903 ...