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'''Colt's Manufacturing Company''', often referred to as simply '''Colt''', is an American firearm manufacturing company founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt, the culmination of Samuel Colt's earlier firearms manufacturing business ventures. The first forerunner to the modern Colt company was known as the '''Patent Arms Company''', established in 1836 in Paterson, New Jersey, shortly after Samuel Colt was granted patents for his improved revolver mechanism. The Patent Arms Company gained recognition for producing the earliest successful revolver design, the [[Colt Patterson 1836]]. While the Colt Patterson was met with praise for its innovative design, the early revolver was marred by quality issues. Samuel Colt started to find true success after production began on the [[Colt Walker]] series of revolvers and in 1855, a new corporation, '''Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company''' was established in Hartford, Connecticut.  


=Specifications=
The 1850s and 1860s saw huge success for Colt, with revolvers like the [[Colt 1851 Navy]] and [[Colt 1860]] gaining enormous popularity in the United States and Europe, with sales booming with the onset of the American Civil War in 1861. The post-Civil War era saw Colt branching into the new-fangled metallic cartridge market, eventually resulting in the creation of the [[Colt Single Action Army]], arguably one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable revolvers in popular culture. Colt's success is partly owed to its embracing of new manufacturing techniques like interchangeable parts and the assembly line.
'''Founded: ''' 1836
 
The 20th century bought continued success for Colt, with its revolvers being used by military forces the world over and the venerable [[Colt M1911]] being introduced in 1911. World War I and World War II saw a massive surge in business as had occurred during the American Civil War decades earlier. Following the Second World War, Colt was faced with bankruptcy due to years of mismanagement and labor disputes- the company produced nothing at all between 1945 and 1947. The company's next windfall came with the Vietnam War, where they would be contracted to produce the [[M16 rifle series]]. While not the original designers of the AR-15/M16, Colt would become the company most heavily associated with the M16 rifle. The 1980s saw Colt attempting to innovate on its aging handgun designs to compete with the increasingly popular "Wonder Nines" like the [[Glock 17]], but efforts like the [[Colt Double Eagle]] and Colt 2000 were met with tepid sales (or complete failure, in the case of the Colt 2000). Colt's problems compounded in the 1990s, as the fall of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War affected the entire arms industry. In 1998, Colt CEO Ron Stewart voiced favorable opinions for gun control, leading to a massive boycott by American gun owners. This boycott petered out by 2002, when new Colt CEO William M. Keys, a former United States Marine Corps Lt. General, managed to salvage the company's reputation and save it from bankruptcy. 
 
Continued failed bids at contracts throughout the 2000s bought on more financial woes. Following a 2002 restructuring, Colt Defense, LLC was founded to fulfill military, law enforcement and security orders while Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc continued to make weapons for the commercial market. Another blow to the company came in 2013, when Colt lost its contract to manufacture [[M4 carbine]]s for the US military due to persistent reliability issues. Colt restructured again in 2016. Following this restructure, Colt began introducing new variants of the M1911 pistol and began reintroducing its classic double-action revolvers, including a new run of the iconic [[Colt Python]] revolver starting in 2020.
 
Colt, along with Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), was acquired by [[CZ]] on February 11, 2021, a deal which was officially completed on May 24th.
 
=Information=
'''Founded: ''' 1855


'''Country: ''' USA
'''Country: ''' USA
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
|-
|-
|[[Colt Double Eagle]]||.45 ACP<br>10mm Auto<br>.40 S&W<br>9mm<br>.38 Super||10||1989-1997||[[Colt Double Eagle Officers]]||[[File:Colt_DoubleEagle.jpg|200px]]
|[[CZ 75|Colt Z40]]||.40 S&W||10||1997-1998||||[[File:Coltz40.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Colt Double Eagle]]||.45 ACP<br>10mm Auto<br>.40 S&W<br>9x19mm<br>.38 Super||10||1989-1997||[[Colt Double Eagle Officers]]||[[File:Colt_DoubleEagle.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Colt M1971 SSP||9x19mm Parabellum<br>.45 ACP||15<br>9|| 1971<br>(50 prototypes only)||  ||[[File:Coltssp.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Junior]]||.22 Short<br>.25 ACP||6||1958-1971|| ||[[File:ColtJunior.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Junior]]||.22 Short<br>.25 ACP||6||1958-1971|| ||[[File:ColtJunior.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Model 1902 Pistol|Colt Model 1902]]||.38 ACP ||7, 8|| 1902–1928||[[Colt Model 1902 Military Model]]<br>[[Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model]]||[[File:Colt1902Military.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Model 1902]]||.38 ACP ||7, 8|| 1902–1928||[[Colt Model 1902|Colt Model 1902 Military Model]]<br>[[Colt Model 1902|Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model]]||[[File:Colt1902Military.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Model 1903]]||.32 ACP <br> .380 ACP|| 8<br>7||1903–1945||[[Colt Model 1908]]||[[File:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Model 1903]]||.32 ACP <br> .380 ACP|| 8<br>7||1903–1945, 2016-present||[[Colt Model 1908]]||[[File:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer]]||.38 ACP ||7||1903-1927|| ||[[File:Colt1903pockethammer.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer]]||.38 ACP ||7||1903-1927|| ||[[File:Colt1903pockethammer.jpg|200px]]
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|[[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]]||.25 ACP||6||1908-1945|| ||[[File:ColtVestPocket1908.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket]]||.25 ACP||6||1908-1945|| ||[[File:ColtVestPocket1908.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Mustang]]||.380 ACP||6||1986-1997||[[Colt Government Model 380]]||[[File:CM1.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Mustang]]||.380 ACP||6||1986-1997, 2012-present||[[Colt Government Model 380]]<br>Colt Mustang Lite||[[File:CM1.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Pony]]||.380 ACP||6||1997-1998|| ||[[File:ColtPony.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Pony]]||.380 ACP||6||1997-1998|| ||[[File:ColtPony.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Colt Mustang|Colt Pocket Nine]]||9x19mm||6||1999|| ||[[File:Colt Pocket Nine.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Colt 2nd Model Derringer]]||.41 Rimfire||Single shot||1870 - 1890|| ||[[File:Colt 2nd model derringer.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 3rd Model Derringer]]||.41 Rimfire||Single shot||1875-1912|| ||[[File:6c-rcthr.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 3rd Model Derringer]]||.41 Rimfire||Single shot||1875-1912|| ||[[File:6c-rcthr.jpg|200px]]
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|[[Colt Woodsman]]||.22 LR||10||1915-1977||[[Colt Woodsman Match Target]]<br>[[Colt Challenger]]||[[File:Woodsman.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Woodsman]]||.22 LR||10||1915-1977||[[Colt Woodsman Match Target]]<br>[[Colt Challenger]]||[[File:Woodsman.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt SCAMP]]||.22 SCAMP||27||1957-1992||||[[File:Coltscamp.jpg|200px]]
|Colt SCAMP||.22 SCAMP||27||1971-1992||||[[File:Coltscamp.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt M1911]]||.45 ACP<br>10mm Auto<br>.40 S&W<br>9mm<br>.38 Super||7||1911-present||[[Colt M1911A1]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 70]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 80]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 80 Combat Elite]]<br>[[Colt Gold Cup National Match]]<br>[[Colt XSE]]<br>[[Colt Commander]]<br>[[Colt Officer's ACP]]<br>[[Colt Defender]]||[[File:COLTM1911_1913.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt M1911]]||.45 ACP<br>10mm Auto<br>.40 S&W<br>9x19mm<br>.38 Super||7||1911-present||[[Colt M1911A1]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 70]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 80]]<br>[[Colt MK IV Series 80 Combat Elite]]<br>[[Colt Gold Cup National Match]]<br>[[Colt XSE]]<br>[[Colt Commander]]<br>[[Colt Officer's ACP]]<br>[[Colt Defender]]||[[File:COLTM1911_1913.jpg|200px]]
|}
|}


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|[[Colt 1849 Pocket]]||.31||5||1849-1873|| ||[[file:1849.31cal.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1849 Pocket]]||.31||5||1849-1873|| ||[[file:1849.31cal.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1851 Navy]]||.36||6||1850–1873||[[Colt 1851 (Cartridge Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1851 Navy (Richards-Mason Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1851 "U.S. Marshal"]]||[[File:1851Navy.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1851 Navy]]||.36||6||1850-1873||[[Colt 1851 (Cartridge Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1851 Navy (Richards-Mason Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1851 "U.S. Marshal"]]||[[File:1851Navy.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1860 Army]]||.44||6||1860-1873||[[Colt 1860 (Richards Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1860 (Richards-Mason Conversion)]]||[[File:1860Army.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1860 Army]]||.44||6||1860-1873||[[Colt 1860 (Richards Conversion)]]<br>[[Colt 1860 (Richards-Mason Conversion)]]||[[File:1860Army.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1861 Navy]]||.36||6||1861-18??||||[[File:1861 navy civil brass lg.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1860 Army|Colt 1861 Navy]]||.36||6||1861-1873||||[[File:1861 navy civil brass lg.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1862 Navy]]||.36||6||1862-1873||[[Colt 1862 Navy|Colt 1862 Navy Cartridge Conversion]]||[[File:Colt1862Navy.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1862 Navy]]||.36||5||1862-1873||[[Colt 1862 Navy|Colt 1862 Navy Cartridge Conversion]]||[[File:Colt1862Navy.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1872 Open Top]]||.44||6||1872-??|| ||[[File:1872.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1862 Police]]||.36||5||1862-1873||Colt 1862 Pocket Police||[[File:Colt 1862 police.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Single Action Army|Colt 1873 Single Action Army]]||.45 Colt<br>.44-40 WCF<br>.32-20 WCF<br>.38-40 WCF<br>.44 Rim Fire<br>476 Ely<br>.38 Special<br>.357 Magnum<br>||6||1873-1941||[[Single Action Army|Biseley Special]]<br>[[Colt Frontier Six Shooter]]<br>[[Single Action Army|Buntline Special]] ||[[File:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg‎|200px]]
|[[Colt 1871-72 Open Top]]||.44||6||1872-1873|| ||[[File:Colt 1871-72 Open Top.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Single Action Army|Colt 1873 Single Action Army]]||.45 Colt<br>.44-40 WCF<br>.32-20 WCF<br>.38-40 WCF<br>.44 Rim Fire<br>476 Ely<br>.38 Special<br>.357 Magnum<br>||6||1873-1941, ????-present||[[Single Action Army|Biseley Special]]<br>[[Colt Frontier Six Shooter]]<br>[[Single Action Army|Buntline Special]] ||[[File:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg‎|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 Lightning]]||.32 Colt<br>.38 Long Colt<br>.41 Long Colt||6||1877-1909|| ||[[File:3669 0.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Lightning|Colt 1877 Lightning]]||.32 Colt<br>.38 Long Colt<br>.41 Long Colt||6||1877-1909|| ||[[File:3669 0.jpg|200px]]
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|[[Colt 1878 Double Action]]||.45 Colt<br>.44-40 WCF<br>.38-40 WCF<br>.44 Russian<br>.476 Ely<br>.41 Colt<br>.38 Colt<br>.32-20 WCF<br>||6||1878-1907|| ||[[File:1878_colt.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt 1878 Double Action]]||.45 Colt<br>.44-40 WCF<br>.38-40 WCF<br>.44 Russian<br>.476 Ely<br>.41 Colt<br>.38 Colt<br>.32-20 WCF<br>||6||1878-1907|| ||[[File:1878_colt.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Anaconda]]||.44 Special<br>.44 Magnum<br>.45 Colt||6||1990-1999|| ||[[File:Colt_Anaconda_HQ.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Anaconda]]||.44 Special<br>.44 Magnum<br>.45 Colt||6|| 1990-1999, 2021-Present || ||[[File:Colt_Anaconda_HQ.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Cobra]]||.22 LR<br>.38 S&W<br>.38 Special||6||1950-1981||[[Colt Agent]]||[[File:Cobra_38spl.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Cobra]]||.22 LR<br>.38 S&W<br>.38 Special||6||1950-1981, 2017-present||[[Colt Agent]]<br>[[Talk:Colt_Cobra#Colt_Viper|Colt Viper]]<br>Colt Combat Cobra<br>Colt Night Cobra||[[File:Cobra_38spl.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Detective Special]]||.32 New Police<br>.38 New Police<br>.38 Special||6||1927-1995|| ||[[File:Colt_Detective_Special.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Detective Special]]||.32 New Police<br>.38 New Police<br>.38 Special||6||1927-1995||[[Colt Bankers Special]]||[[File:Colt_Detective_Special.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Diamondback]]||.22 LR<br>.22 Magnum<br>.38 Special||6||1966–1988|| ||[[File:ColtDiamondBack.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Diamondback]]||.22 LR<br>.22 Magnum<br>.38 Special||6||1966-1988|| ||[[File:ColtDiamondBack.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Dragoon]]||.44||6||1848–1860|| ||[[File:Colt1stDragoon-44Cal.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Dragoon]]||.44||6||1848-1860|| ||[[File:Colt1stDragoon-44Cal.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt King Cobra]]||.357 Magnum<br>.38 Special||6||1986-1998|| ||[[File:ColtKingCobra.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt King Cobra]]||.357 Magnum<br>.38 Special||6||1986-1998, 2019-present|| ||[[File:ColtKingCobra.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[M1917 Revolver|Colt M1917]]||.45 ACP||6||1917-1920||||[[File:ColtModel1917.jpg|200px]]
|[[M1917 Revolver|Colt M1917]]||.45 ACP||6||1917-1920||||[[File:ColtModel1917.jpg|200px]]
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|[[Colt New Frontier]]||.44 Special<br>.45 Long Colt||6||1961-1982|| ||[[File:P4870.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt New Frontier]]||.44 Special<br>.45 Long Colt||6||1961-1982|| ||[[File:P4870.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt New Service]]||.45 Colt<br>.455 Webley<br>.44-40<br>.44 Special<br>.38-40<br>.357 Magnum||6||1898–1946|| ||[[File:ColtNewService1917.jpg|200px]]
|Colt New Pocket||.32 Colt||6||1893-1905|| ||[[File:Colt New Pocket.jpg|200px]]
|-
|[[Colt New Service]]||.45 Colt<br>.455 Webley<br>.44-40<br>.44 Special<br>.38-40<br>.357 Magnum||6||1898-1946|| ||[[File:ColtNewService1917.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Official Police]]||.22 LR<br>.32-20<br>.38 Special<br>.41 Long Colt||6||1927-1969||[[Colt_Official_Police#Colt_Commando|Colt Commando]]||[[File:ColtOP4.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Official Police]]||.22 LR<br>.32-20<br>.38 Special<br>.41 Long Colt||6||1927-1969||[[Colt_Official_Police#Colt_Commando|Colt Commando]]||[[File:ColtOP4.jpg|200px]]
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|[[Colt Police Positive]]||.32 Long/Short Colt<br>.32 Colt New Police (.32 S&W Long)<br>.38 Colt New Police (.38 S&W)||6||1907-1978|| ||[[File:Second_Colt_Police_Positive.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Police Positive]]||.32 Long/Short Colt<br>.32 Colt New Police (.32 S&W Long)<br>.38 Colt New Police (.38 S&W)||6||1907-1978|| ||[[File:Second_Colt_Police_Positive.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Python]]||.357 Magnum||6||1955–2004|| ||[[File:ColtPython6In.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Python]]||.357 Magnum||6||1955-2004, 2020-present|| ||[[File:ColtPython6In.jpg|200px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt SF-VI/DS-II]]||.38 Special||6||1995-2000|| ||[[File:Colt Detective Special SF-VI.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt SF-VI/DS-II]]||.38 Special||6||1995-2000|| ||[[File:Colt Detective Special SF-VI.jpg|200px]]
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|-
|[[Colt Walker]]||.44 Ball||6||1847|| ||[[File:1847ColtWalker.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Walker]]||.44 Ball||6||1847|| ||[[File:1847ColtWalker.jpg|200px]]
|-
|}
==Shotguns==
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Caliber(s)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Capacity'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Variants'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
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| [[Colt Model 1878]] || 10 gauge <br> 12 gauge || 2 || 1878 - ? || || [[File:Colt Model 1878 Shotgun.jpg|300px]]
|-
| [[Manufrance Rapid|Colt Coltsman]] || 12 gauge <br> 16 gauge <br> 20 gauge || 4+1 || 1961 - 1965 || || [[File:Manufrance Rapid.jpg|300px]]
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| Colt Defender Mark I || 20 gauge <br> 20 gauge / ??mm tear gas grenade (on some models) || 8 / 1 || 1967 - 1971 <br> (prototypes only; never produced) || Multiple prototypes w/various features || [[File:Defender MkI.jpg|300px]]
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
|-
|[[Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun]]||6mm Lee Navy<br>7x57mm Mauser<br>.30-40 Krag<br>.30-06 Springfield<br>.303 British<br>7.62x54mmR||Belt Fed||1895-1919|| ||[[File:Colt3.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun]]||6mm Lee Navy<br>7x57mm Mauser<br>.30-40 Krag<br>.30-06 Springfield<br>.303 British<br>7.62x54mmR||Belt Fed||1895-??|| ||[[File:Colt1895.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Mk 12 cannon]]||20x110mm USN||Various||1950s-Present|| ||[[File:ColtMk12.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|}
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Variants'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Image'''
|-
|[[Colt Lightning Carbine]]||.44-40||15||1884-1904|| ||[[File:Coltlightningrifle.jpg|300px]]
|-
|[[Colt Model 1855]]||.44||5, 6||1855-1864 || ||[[File:Coltrevolvingrifle.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt CM901]]||5.56x45mm NATO<br>6.8x43mm SPC<br>7.62x39mm<br>7.62x51mm NATO||STANAG||2000s-present||[[Colt SP901]]||[[File:CM901.jpg|200px]]
|[[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|Colt M16]]||5.56x45mm NATO||STANAG||1960-Present||[[XM16E1 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A1 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A2 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A4 Rifle]]<br>[[Colt AR-15 Sporter-1]]<br>[[Colt Match Target]]<br>[[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine]]<br>[[Colt Model 715]]<br>[[Colt Canada C8 Carbine]]<br>[[Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series]]<br>& [[Colt AR-15 Identification Guide|MORE]]||[[File:M16-SP1.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Lightning Carbine]]||.44-40||15||1884-1904|| ||[[File:Coltlightningrifle.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt CM901]]||5.56x45mm NATO<br>6.8x43mm SPC<br>7.62x39mm<br>7.62x51mm NATO||STANAG||2000s-present||[[Colt SP901]]||[[File:CM901.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|[[Colt Model 1855]]||.44||5, 6||1855-1864 || ||[[File:Coltrevolvingrifle.jpg|200px]]
|[[Colt Sub Compact Weapon]]||5.56x45mm NATO||STANAG||2005-Present|| ||[[File:Colt SCW.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
|[[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|Colt M16]]||5.56x45mm NATO||STANAG||1960-Present||[[XM16E1 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A1 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A2 Rifle]]<br>[[M16A4 Rifle]]<br>[[Colt AR-15 Sporter-1]]<br>[[Colt Match Target]]<br>[[Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine]]<br>[[Colt Model 715]]<br>[[Colt Canada C8 Carbine]]<br>[[Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series]]<br>& [[Colt AR-15 Identification Guide|MORE]]||[[File:M16-SP1.jpg|200px]]
|}
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Image'''
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|[[M203]]||40x46mm||Single Shot||1969 – Present||||[[File:M203.jpg|200px]]
|[[M203]]||40x46mm||Single Shot||1969 – Present||M203A1<br>M203A2||[[File:M203.jpg|300px]]
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[[Category:Manufacturer]]

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Colt's Manufacturing Company

About

Colt's Manufacturing Company, often referred to as simply Colt, is an American firearm manufacturing company founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt, the culmination of Samuel Colt's earlier firearms manufacturing business ventures. The first forerunner to the modern Colt company was known as the Patent Arms Company, established in 1836 in Paterson, New Jersey, shortly after Samuel Colt was granted patents for his improved revolver mechanism. The Patent Arms Company gained recognition for producing the earliest successful revolver design, the Colt Patterson 1836. While the Colt Patterson was met with praise for its innovative design, the early revolver was marred by quality issues. Samuel Colt started to find true success after production began on the Colt Walker series of revolvers and in 1855, a new corporation, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company was established in Hartford, Connecticut.

The 1850s and 1860s saw huge success for Colt, with revolvers like the Colt 1851 Navy and Colt 1860 gaining enormous popularity in the United States and Europe, with sales booming with the onset of the American Civil War in 1861. The post-Civil War era saw Colt branching into the new-fangled metallic cartridge market, eventually resulting in the creation of the Colt Single Action Army, arguably one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable revolvers in popular culture. Colt's success is partly owed to its embracing of new manufacturing techniques like interchangeable parts and the assembly line.

The 20th century bought continued success for Colt, with its revolvers being used by military forces the world over and the venerable Colt M1911 being introduced in 1911. World War I and World War II saw a massive surge in business as had occurred during the American Civil War decades earlier. Following the Second World War, Colt was faced with bankruptcy due to years of mismanagement and labor disputes- the company produced nothing at all between 1945 and 1947. The company's next windfall came with the Vietnam War, where they would be contracted to produce the M16 rifle series. While not the original designers of the AR-15/M16, Colt would become the company most heavily associated with the M16 rifle. The 1980s saw Colt attempting to innovate on its aging handgun designs to compete with the increasingly popular "Wonder Nines" like the Glock 17, but efforts like the Colt Double Eagle and Colt 2000 were met with tepid sales (or complete failure, in the case of the Colt 2000). Colt's problems compounded in the 1990s, as the fall of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War affected the entire arms industry. In 1998, Colt CEO Ron Stewart voiced favorable opinions for gun control, leading to a massive boycott by American gun owners. This boycott petered out by 2002, when new Colt CEO William M. Keys, a former United States Marine Corps Lt. General, managed to salvage the company's reputation and save it from bankruptcy.

Continued failed bids at contracts throughout the 2000s bought on more financial woes. Following a 2002 restructuring, Colt Defense, LLC was founded to fulfill military, law enforcement and security orders while Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc continued to make weapons for the commercial market. Another blow to the company came in 2013, when Colt lost its contract to manufacture M4 carbines for the US military due to persistent reliability issues. Colt restructured again in 2016. Following this restructure, Colt began introducing new variants of the M1911 pistol and began reintroducing its classic double-action revolvers, including a new run of the iconic Colt Python revolver starting in 2020.

Colt, along with Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), was acquired by CZ on February 11, 2021, a deal which was officially completed on May 24th.

Information

Founded: 1855

Country: USA

Guns

Pistols

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Colt Z40 .40 S&W 10 1997-1998 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Double Eagle .45 ACP
10mm Auto
.40 S&W
9x19mm
.38 Super		 10 1989-1997 Colt Double Eagle Officers Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M1971 SSP 9x19mm Parabellum
.45 ACP		 15
9		 1971
(50 prototypes only)		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Junior .22 Short
.25 ACP		 6 1958-1971 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 1902 .38 ACP 7, 8 1902–1928 Colt Model 1902 Military Model
Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 1903 .32 ACP
.380 ACP		 8
7		 1903–1945, 2016-present Colt Model 1908 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP 7 1903-1927 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP 6 1908-1945 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Mustang .380 ACP 6 1986-1997, 2012-present Colt Government Model 380
Colt Mustang Lite		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Pony .380 ACP 6 1997-1998 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Pocket Nine 9x19mm 6 1999 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 2nd Model Derringer .41 Rimfire Single shot 1870 - 1890 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 3rd Model Derringer .41 Rimfire Single shot 1875-1912 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 4th Model Derringer .22 Short Single shot 1959-1973 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt .22 Target Model .22 LR 10 ???? Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Woodsman .22 LR 10 1915-1977 Colt Woodsman Match Target
Colt Challenger		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt SCAMP .22 SCAMP 27 1971-1992 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M1911 .45 ACP
10mm Auto
.40 S&W
9x19mm
.38 Super		 7 1911-present Colt M1911A1
Colt MK IV Series 70
Colt MK IV Series 80
Colt MK IV Series 80 Combat Elite
Colt Gold Cup National Match
Colt XSE
Colt Commander
Colt Officer's ACP
Colt Defender		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Revolvers

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Colt New Line .22
.30
.32
.38
.41		 7
5
5
5
5		 1873-1877
1874-1876
1873-1884
1874-1880
1874-1879		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1849 Pocket .31 5 1849-1873 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1851 Navy .36 6 1850-1873 Colt 1851 (Cartridge Conversion)
Colt 1851 Navy (Richards-Mason Conversion)
Colt 1851 "U.S. Marshal"		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1860 Army .44 6 1860-1873 Colt 1860 (Richards Conversion)
Colt 1860 (Richards-Mason Conversion)		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1861 Navy .36 6 1861-1873 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1862 Navy .36 5 1862-1873 Colt 1862 Navy Cartridge Conversion Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1862 Police .36 5 1862-1873 Colt 1862 Pocket Police Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1871-72 Open Top .44 6 1872-1873 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1873 Single Action Army .45 Colt
.44-40 WCF
.32-20 WCF
.38-40 WCF
.44 Rim Fire
476 Ely
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
 6 1873-1941, ????-present Biseley Special
Colt Frontier Six Shooter
Buntline Special		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1877 Lightning .32 Colt
.38 Long Colt
.41 Long Colt		 6 1877-1909 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 1878 Double Action .45 Colt
.44-40 WCF
.38-40 WCF
.44 Russian
.476 Ely
.41 Colt
.38 Colt
.32-20 WCF
 6 1878-1907 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Anaconda .44 Special
.44 Magnum
.45 Colt		 6 1990-1999, 2021-Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Cobra .22 LR
.38 S&W
.38 Special		 6 1950-1981, 2017-present Colt Agent
Colt Viper
Colt Combat Cobra
Colt Night Cobra		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Detective Special .32 New Police
.38 New Police
.38 Special		 6 1927-1995 Colt Bankers Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Diamondback .22 LR
.22 Magnum
.38 Special		 6 1966-1988 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Dragoon .44 6 1848-1860 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt King Cobra .357 Magnum
.38 Special		 6 1986-1998, 2019-present Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M1917 .45 ACP 6 1917-1920 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Magnum Carry .357 Magnum 6 1998-1999 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt New Army & Navy .38 Long Colt 6 1892-1908 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt New Frontier .44 Special
.45 Long Colt		 6 1961-1982 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt New Pocket .32 Colt 6 1893-1905 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt New Service .45 Colt
.455 Webley
.44-40
.44 Special
.38-40
.357 Magnum		 6 1898-1946 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Official Police .22 LR
.32-20
.38 Special
.41 Long Colt		 6 1927-1969 Colt Commando Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Paterson 1836 .36 5 1836-1842 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Pocket Positive 32 Colt New Police 6 1906-1941 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Police Positive .32 Long/Short Colt
.32 Colt New Police (.32 S&W Long)
.38 Colt New Police (.38 S&W)		 6 1907-1978 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Python .357 Magnum 6 1955-2004, 2020-present Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt SF-VI/DS-II .38 Special 6 1995-2000 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Trooper .22 LR
.22 WMR
.38 Special
.357 Magnum		 6 1953-1985 Colt Trooper Mk III
Colt Lawman MK III
Colt Trooper MK V		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Walker .44 Ball 6 1847 Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Shotguns

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Colt Model 1878 10 gauge
12 gauge		 2 1878 - ? Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Coltsman 12 gauge
16 gauge
20 gauge		 4+1 1961 - 1965 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Defender Mark I 20 gauge
20 gauge / ??mm tear gas grenade (on some models)		 8 / 1 1967 - 1971
(prototypes only; never produced)		 Multiple prototypes w/various features Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Submachine Guns

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Thompson Submachine Gun .45 ACP 20, 30, 50, 100 1921-Present M1921 Thompson
M1928 Thompson
M1 Thompson
M1A1 Thompson		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt 9mm Submachine Gun 9x19mm 30 1982-Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Machine Guns

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun 6mm Lee Navy
7x57mm Mauser
.30-40 Krag
.30-06 Springfield
.303 British
7.62x54mmR		 Belt Fed 1895-1919 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Mk 12 cannon 20x110mm USN Various 1950s-Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Rifles

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
Colt Lightning Carbine .44-40 15 1884-1904 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Model 1855 .44 5, 6 1855-1864 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt M16 5.56x45mm NATO STANAG 1960-Present XM16E1 Rifle
M16A1 Rifle
M16A2 Rifle
M16A4 Rifle
Colt AR-15 Sporter-1
Colt Match Target
Colt AR-15 Sporter Carbine
Colt Model 715
Colt Canada C8 Carbine
Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series
& MORE		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt CM901 5.56x45mm NATO
6.8x43mm SPC
7.62x39mm
7.62x51mm NATO		 STANAG 2000s-present Colt SP901 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Colt Sub Compact Weapon 5.56x45mm NATO STANAG 2005-Present Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Grenade Launchers

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
M203 40x46mm Single Shot 1969 – Present M203A1
M203A2		 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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