For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

A relic from Paterson's early days as a diversified industrial powerhouse is expected to be sold for more than $250,000 next month. The rare Colt "Paterson" revolver will likely be far and away the ...

The history.--An outline of the antique and obsolete models of Colt arms and their several variations.--A number of documents contemporaneous to the manufacture of Colt arms, from 1832 to ...

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Good morning, it’s Thursday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2016. There are 310 days left in the year. On February 25, 1836—180 years ago today--The Colt Revolver was patented. Texas later ordered 180 of ...

Today Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC is a subsidiary of the Czech holding company Česká zbrojovka Group (CZ), but it was the company that truly built the American firearms industry. Its success ...

A memorial to Samuel Colt in Hartford, Conn., headquarters of his Patent Arms Manufacturing Company. The revolver Colt developed was a vast improvement on 19th-century firearms, and it eventually ...