Off I went to the local gun shop to see what was available. Looking over the handguns in the display case, I saw a pair of brand-new 4" Colt revolvers: a Colt Diamondback in .38 Spl. and a Colt ...

On Aug. 16, a Meadowlane Road resident came to the police station to report a unique gun theft. The man said that two weeks earlier, he won a Colt Diamondback revolver on an auction website.

"This is advertisement for Colt,'' he said. While the gun in question was first made in 1873, the company still sells versions.