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Colts Manufacturing
Colt s Manufacturing has settled multi-million dollar claims by two executives who said they were wrongly dismissed during a fierce fight among stockholders for control of the company. The settlement was reached as a trial was set to begin on wrongful termination suits against the iconic gun manufacturer and two stockholders by former Colt s Manufacturing Co. Vice President…
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What is a Colt?
It’s not as simple as “Boy and Girl” in the horse world… A male horse is born as a Colt . When he’s three years old he’s called a Stallion even though he may be able to breed much sooner. If he is gelded (has his testicals surgically removed in an operation called castration) he’s known as a Gelding and is unable to breed. Sometimes a castration isn’t successful in removing…
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Colt Manufacturing
Samuel Colt’s invention of a gun that would fire multiple shots without reloading transformed the firearms industry. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Colt first opened a firearms factory in Patterson, New Jersey in 1836. As the Mexican War progressed in the 1840’s, demand for Colt’s revolver grew. By 1855, Colt was back in Hartford with a new factory along the banks of the…
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Colt Firearms merchandise
Whether your interest is big game, wing shooting, clays, target competition, personal protection, plinking or all of the above, Nichols Store offers a larger variety of new and used firearms to meet your firearm needs. In addition to our merchandise, our well trained and professional sales staff provides expert service and repair. Please contact our Gun Counter today! (803)…
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Where are Colt Firearms made?
The Colt Gun Mill One of Paterson s most famous industries was the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company, begun by Samuel Colt. In 1836, the Colt Gun Mill, a magnificent four-story brownstone building, was built on an area directly below the waterfalls. Here, Colt first manufactured his newly patented repeating firearm, the revolver, with mother of pearl handles, which were essential…
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Colt (Hartford, CT)
Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 19, 1814. He showed an early fascination with science, and during his youth, Colt studied both chemistry and mechanics. While still a boy, he attempted to produce a pistol that was capable of firing multiple shots without reloading, but his efforts were unsuccessful. In 1830-31, while the sixteen year-old Colt was serving…
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Colt Folding Knives
We are all pretty familiar with the standard folding knife–a blade, a handle, a pivot, and some way of opening the knife along with a way to lock or hold the knife in the open position. It’s a simple formula, one that has been around at least since . But like with the (the first two legged chair after thousands of years of three or four legged versions), every once in a while…
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Colt weapons
During the 1960s, the Colt company was looking to help market the M-16 rifle to military forces by pairing it with a light machine gun. They were going after the exact same market segment as the Stoner 63 system. The first attempt at this was the Colt CMG-1, which had some limited parts commonality with the M16, but this was quickly replaced with the CMG-2. The CMG-2 has a…
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Colt LLC
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Colt Industries
430 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. (212) 940–0400 Public Company $1.616 billion Market value: $405 million Stock Index: New York Widely known for its firearms, Colt Industries is more than a gun company. With 78 manufacturing plants in 25 states and several foreign countries, Colt is a broadly diversified, billion dollar conglomerate. It didn’t always look like…
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Colt Knives any good
[Ed. note – This TDI knife review is part four in a four part police training series on duty knives. Make sure you read Randall’s other articles in the series on his general thoughts about police knives, neck knives and folding knives.] In my last installment of police knives, I went over some neck knife options. One thing I am always concerned with in regard to on-duty carry…
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From all the guns for sale in our days Colt firearms are probably the most famous having a manufacturing history for about 160 years old. The Colt 1911 was produced between 1922 and 1923 in about 700, copies. It is Colt Government’s prior version from which is immediately distinguished by several features of finishing. They were exclusively brown-tailed, with a short ribbed…
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