NRA President Lt. Col. Oliver North has lent his signature for use on a Limited Edition run of 100 Colt Commander pistols in .45 caliber, his name engraved in 24k gold on the slide.

Invented in 1905 by prolific firearms designer John Moses Browning, the .45 ACP was the standard caliber of the Colt M1911 pistol, and remains so to this day.

Invented in 1905 by prolific firearms designer John Moses Browning, the .45 ACP was the standard caliber of the Colt M1911 pistol, and remains so to this day.

The starting bid was $50,000 for Capone’s .45-caliber Colt model 1911 semi-automatic pistol, his “favorite” weapon. It sold for $1 million, Brian Witherell said Monday.

Nearly a century and a half later, the .45 Colt—with proper ammo—is as good as you can get when it comes to a combat cartridge. And yes, I am aware that it is exclusively a revolver cartridge.

Al Capone’s favorite gun known by the nickname “Sweetheart” is on the auction block. Capone’s family members say it saved the mob boss’s life on several occasions. The pistol has an ...

Object Details Culture/People Non-Indian Artist/Maker Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company (Colt's Manufacturing Company), Hartford, Connecticut, 1847- Previous owner Frederick H. Harvey, Non ...

Al Capone’s favorite gun known by the nickname “Sweetheart” is on the auction block. Capone’s family members say it saved the mob boss’s life on several occasions. The pistol has an ...