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  2. Colt Single Action Army - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun.It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (today known as Colt's Manufacturing Company) and was adopted as the standard-issued pistol of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.

  3. Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless - Wikipedia

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    Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP. Its serial number dates manufacture to 1919. This is a Colt' US Armament reprise of the 1903 pocket model. It has all of the major updates except the magazine disconnector that was added in 1926. Dismounting for cleaning resembles the Colt .25 "Vest Pocket " Pistol of 1906 but is considerably easier.

  4. Colt's Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    www .colt .com. Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC ( CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.

  5. Colt Army Model 1860 - Wikipedia

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    550–1000 ft/s (167.6–304.8 m/s) Effective firing range. 50–75 yds (45.7–68.6 m) Feed system. 6 round cylinder. The Colt Army Model 1860 is a cap & ball .44-caliber single-action revolver used during the American Civil War made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It was used as a side arm by cavalry, infantry, artillery troops, and naval ...

  6. Colt Woodsman - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Woodsman is a semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured by the U.S.Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1915 to 1977. It was designed by John Moses Browning . [ 2 ] The frame design changed over time, in three distinct series: series one being 1915–1941, series two 1947–1955, and series three being 1955–1977.

  7. M1911 pistol - Wikipedia

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    The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt -produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. [ 9] The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model adopted in March 1911 ...

  8. Colt AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine -fed, gas-operated semi-automatic rifle. It is a semi-automatic version of the M16 rifle, sold for civilian and law enforcement markets in the United States. The AR in AR-15 stands for " ArmaLite Rifle", after the company that developed it in the 1950s. [ 1]

  9. Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker -fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small concealable firearm which could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry. Designed by John Moses Browning, the Model 1908 ...