Colt Single-Action Revolvers

I've been in love with the American West ever since I was a kid, loving everything from the history to the culture, and everything in between. And one of the things about the West I love dearly is, of course, the firearms. While there were far more revolvers than the Colts during the Golden Era of the American West, I've yet to see a better looking revolver than a Colt. The 1851 Navy is still my all time favourite pistol—not just revolver—and being able to learn of its history and Mister Colt, was fantastic. I'm also working on stories where such weapons are used, so this was a fantastic resource for information.The book is well bound for a paperback, has many lovely and clear images and photos, and has a great break down of every component of a Colt Peacemaker. In fact, that was one of the biggest reasons as to why I bought the book in the first place. I've been using it as a reference book recently, and I'll be doing so for years to come. Well made and very informative.

This is an excellent book. It told me all I wanted to know and is clearly written by someone who knows his subject.

good information!

Excellent book on the Colt single action revolver. The book contains information on many aspects of the various Colt revolvers that would be hard to find out anywhere else.Would recommend the book to anyone interested in this field.

A highly interesting, concise, and well written study of the earliest Colt revolvers that will still inform the well informed without intimidating the general reader. The book is well researched and contains little known information about early, experimental revolvers that preceded the Colt, and of the overall state of the firearms industry in the mid nineteenth century, including patent issues and the development of metallic cartridges. Included too are brief descriptions of competing early revolvers by other makers. The author also goes into considerable detail to describe Colt's modernist manufacturing and marketing practices, as well as the operational use of his products. A definite must for anyone even remotely interested in the subject matter. Those with just a general interest in American Frontier history will also enjoy this title, as well as the author's fine Osprey book on the Winchester Rifle. As the old saying goes: "The Lord created men, but Sam Colt made them equal". Hence, the 1873 Peacemaker's nickname, "The Equalizer".