Single Action Army—which was initially referred ... The only irony in the 150-year saga of the Peacemaker is that Sam Colt never lived to see the most legendary gun his company ever produced.

As a stopgap measure, the American troops and Philippine Constabulary reverted to using the tried-and-true Colt Single Action Army “Peacemaker” .45 revolvers (ofttimes erroneously termed ...

The Colt Single Action Army revolver, introduced in 1873, became a symbol of power and American expansion, used by both outlaws and lawmen on the frontier.