Before the famous M2 Browning Machine Gun, there was the Colt Model 1924 Automatic Machine Gun. Here's a look at an original operating manual for the gun from the American Rifleman Tech Files.

Colt’s Model 1877 Lightning revolver (occasionally confused with its 1884 Lightning pump-action rifle) was the company’s first double-action handgun, brought out to compete with the double ...

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol remains one of the most beloved sidearms in U.S. military history.

3. Colt Model 1851 Navy An ivory-handled Colt 1851 Navy revolver. NRA Museum Designed by Samuel Colt himself, the Model 1851 Navy was so-called because of the naval battle scene engraved on its ...

By the time Colt ceased production of the gun in the 1870s, it had churned out more than 215,000 Old Model Navies for the American market, plus another 40,000 for the British market.

The Model 1895/14 Colt-Browning Machine Gun was the first gas operated machine gun adopted by the U.S. military. It was manufactured in a number of American and European calibers and could fire up to ...

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 ...