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Samuel Colt Edition 1911 from Davidson’s, Colt, and Baron Engraving
The venerable 1911: love it or hate it, view it as outdated or enduring, it’s hard to argue against the design’s historical importance. It served as the US military’s standard issue sidearm for the...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Will 2021 be the Rebirth of the Colt Anaconda?
When it comes to wheelguns we can all argue the merits of what is the best revolver… who makes the best revolvers… and what company is #1? A lot of those conversations are boiled down to opinions...
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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Belt Fed Magic or Semi-Auto Tragic?
Welcome everyone to the 71st edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually...
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BREAKING: CZ In Negotiations For Colt Acquisition
Colt, one of the oldest and most venerable names in US firearms manufacturing may be on the verge of being acquired by one of Europe’s leading brands. Česká Zbrojovka better known as CZ are well...
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BREAKING: CZ Acquires Colt Holding Company
One month ago TFB reported that CZ were in negotiations to acquire Colt, a story that has now developed with an official statement. CZG (Česká zbrojovka Group SE) and Colt Holding Company LLC have...
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CZ BUYS COLT: An Exclusive Interview With Lubomír Kovařík – President CZG
Last week’s announcement finalizing the purchase of Colt by the CZ Group left fans of both brands with more questions than answers. After all, an American icon being acquired by a successful firearms...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: CZ Improves the Outlook on Revolvers
Many TFB readers are aware that CZ Group (CZG) bought Colt. On the face of it, that confused a lot of shooters because they did not understand why? Was it a power play of some sort? Did they want...
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Colt To Bring Back the Anaconda
Colt have announced the return of one of its iconic snake guns – the Anaconda. With the recent ownership change at Colt, many of us wondered what the company’s first moves would be. The reintroduction...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: The Colt Anaconda 44 Magnum has Returned!
One of the most surprising announcements of 2021 in the firearms industry has gun owners shocked and delighted with the news that Colt is bringing back their Colt Anaconda in 44 Magnum! It is...
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CZ Group Completes The Acquisition of Colt
Readers of this blog are surely aware that CZ Group, or Česká Zbrojovka Group, were about to acquire Colt Holding Company LLC. Since all of the necessary regulatory approvals from U.S. and Canadian...
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Colt 1991A1 Pistol from Movie “Heat” Up for Sale
Firearms fans and movie buffs often share a good deal of overlap. With so many excellent guns and gun-related scenes in such a plethora of films over the years, it’s easy to understand why. Many...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt Cuts For Dealers – a Look Inside a Colt Ad Catalog
You might have seen those old Colt revolver adverts from the late 1800s and early 1900s with their quirky claims and beautifully drawn illustrations. What you might not realize is that Colt, and many...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: 2021 Colt Anaconda Review
Today on Wheelgun Wednesday, you’ll be getting TFB’s impressions of the new, re-introduced Colt Anaconda from not one but two of our writers. Read on, and you’ll see what Rusty S. and Adam S. have to...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: The Anaconda is HERE! So, What’s Next?
Last week on Wheelgun Wednesday, we got some of Rusty’s insights, range time, and critiques of the new Colt Anaconda .44 Magnum. As a whole, he was very impressed with this newly reintroduced wheelgun...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: Colt Single Action Frontier Scout 22LR
This week on Wheelgun Wednesday I am delving into a good old Colt. It feels odd to me to think that this will be my second Colt-related Wheelgun Wednesday and I only own one Colt. The one I have and...
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Colt with Likely Pancho Villa Link Discovered by Gunsmith
Recently, on a normal day at McClelland Gun Shop in northeast Dallas, Texas, an old revolver was brought in to the store’s gunsmith for a routine hammer repair. Neither the gun’s owner nor the...
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Johnny Ringo’s “Suicide” Colt SAA Revolver to be Auctioned
“Why, Johnny Ringo… you look like somebody just walked over your grave.” – Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday, from the 1993 film Tombstone. Ringo’s legend is inexorably tied to Holliday and his compatriots,...
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Wheelgun Wednesday: The Bird Is The Word – A Look At Bird’s Head Grips
Firearms with small, sweeping grips have been around for quite some time. While the distinctive “Bird’s Head” grip is normally attributed to Colt Derringers of the 1860s, a look at a Barbar pocket...
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Colt Safety Recall Regarding Modern Sporting Rifles
On November 3rd at around 4pm Central Daylight Time, a Colt Safety Recall was issued by the company in regards to certain Colt Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) regarding the hammers of certain serial...
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What If Gun Companies Were Restaurants?
I saw these posted on Facebook, written by Logan Alexander. He poses the question “What if Gun Companies were restaurants?”. Here is what he had to say about this short series. What If @TFB: What If...
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