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The .45 Colt cartridge

Aug 2, 2023 - 12:01pm By GUNSweek

1873-2023: 150 years of successful life of the .45 Colt, "THE" .45 caliber cartridge

Colt 1873 Single Action revolver

Aug 2, 2023 - 10:02am By GUNSweek

1873-2023: 150 years of successful life of the Colt 1873 Single Action Army revolver, one of the best gun designs ever

150 years of the .45-70 Government cartridge

Jul 6, 2023 - 10:12am By GUNSweek

1873-2023: first introduced 150 years ago in the United States as an ammunition for military use, the .45-70 Government cartridge continues its...

Books: The Guns of John Moses Browning

Jan 28, 2022 - 3:23pm By GUNSweek

A new biographic book of John Moses Browning, a visionary inventor: one of the most prolific firearms designers of all times, and indeed the one who...

The Colt and the Snake: history of the rattlesnake on Clint Eastwood’s gun

Dec 11, 2021 - 6:12pm By Marco Dell'Acqua

The silver rattlesnake on Clint Eastwood’s Colt is probably the most famous western movie gun ornament. This is its story.

Colt acquired by CZ Česká zbrojovka Group

Feb 11, 2021 - 11:43pm By GUNSweek

The iconic Colt firearms American brand will be acquired by the CZ Group, that in 2021 will get control over the Colt Holding Company, Colt’s...

Why is it called a ".38" Special?

Dec 1, 2020 - 9:44am By GUNSweek

Gun Pills / Why the .38 Special is defined as a ".38" caliber, even if it shoots a .357 caliber bullet?

Pedersoli double barrel flintlock shotgun

Jul 8, 2019 - 9:08am By Marco Dell'Acqua

The gun world is filled up with “usual” stuff. Yet, this Pedersoli side-by-side flintlock shotgun represents something new that is also “elegantly”...