Its .45 ACP pistol cartridge was discharged from an unrifled barrel, thus greatly reducing its intrinsic and practical accuracy alike and being intended for short-range use—ideally, one to four ...

The Mob Museum in Downtown Las Vegas announced the unveiling of Al Capone's Colt 1911 .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol, nicknamed "Sweetheart." Capone was an infamous gangster who rose to ...

Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.

A pistol fired point blank at the back of his ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge and was therefore ...

Samuel Colt, against IToung & Leavit. This case has occupied much of the public attention, inasmuch as the speeches of counsel were published in some of our daily papers. The plaintiflf was Samuel ...