TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Governor Greg Abbott has signed a Resolution naming the 1847 Colt Walker pistol the official handgun of Texas. Invented by Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers and Colt ...

The Frontier West was nothing if not a place of opportunity. It offered an unlimited number of ways to perish including disease (a big favorite), thirst, starvation, weather, livestock, serpents, ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Samuel Colt was a failed ...

Some pundits are calling it the "Most Texan thing imaginable." The Lone Star State takes pride in its heritage. And a lot of that is wrapped up in the cowboy culture of the Old West. And, of course, ...

More than any other U.S. state or region, Texas is the one most associated with the image of the “cowboy.” While much of what we think we know or understand about the men who we have come to know as ...

A Colt revolver from the 1800s that was stolen from the state museum more than 50 years ago has been located. It is one of dozens of artifacts dating back as far as the French and Indian War that were ...

The American West was shaped by rapid expansion, conflict, and the need for reliable personal weapons, and revolvers quickly became central to that reality. As technology evolved from cap-and-ball ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Colt Manufacturing Company retained its relationship with the U.S. military. Colt didn’t develop the AR-15/M-16 but it was responsible for the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Like other inventors, Colt was a forward thinker who didn’t just create the products but considered how to get people to buy them. One of the more surprising facts about ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Colt Whitneyville-Walker revolver has been returned to the Connecticut State Museum — decades after it was stolen. “It’s incredible to have an object return after going ...

More than any other U.S. state or region, Texas is the one most associated with the image of the “cowboy.” While much of what we think we know or understand about the men who we have come to know as ...