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Colt Revolvers: The Greatest Handguns of the Old West

The 4 greatest handguns of the West were all revolvers made by one man—Samuel Colt

By David E. Petzal | Published Jun 1, 2021 4:07 PM

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Colt Paterson revolver
Colt Paterson revolver. NRA National Firearms Museum
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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, insanity, and, of course, your fellow man. There was not a lot you could do about anything except the last, and for that the remedy was: Get a gun.

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