Of Colt's Model 1877 double-action revolvers, the Lightning is the most well-known, chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge.

1835 - The first Colt revolver. Samuel Colt developed the first mass ... In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms.

Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well. Throughout his career as a bushwhacker and robber, Jesse made use of Samuel Colt's revolutionary new pistol to inflict mayhem at close ...