American Rifleman

I Have This Old Gun: Colt 1860 Army Revolver

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

Colt is offering vintage ‘Black Army’ M1911 pistols to a handful of lucky buyers

A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...
Forgotten Weapons on MSNOpinion

What went wrong with Colt’s multi-caliber gamble

The Colt 901 was Colt’s modular entry for the US Army SCAR effort—a clever system that allowed a single lower to accept ...
American Rifleman

I Have This Old Gun: Colt Second Generation Buntline Special .45

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** One of the things Hollywood does ...
Military Times

Over 200 years of sidearms. Here’s what’s been in the US Army’s holsters.

Following up on his popular .36-caliber M1851 Navy, Colt introduced the more powerful .44-caliber Army. It proved the most widely used revolver of the Civil War. Nearly 130,000 were in service before ...
The National Interest

Colt Individual Carbine: The Super Rifle the U.S. Army Said ‘No’ To

Colt’s Individual Carbine (IC) was one of Colt’s last attempts to produce a successor to the M4. Designed for the Army’s “Individual Carbine” program, the Colt submission featured a myriad of upgrades ...
The National Interest

Sorry Colt, The Army Doesn’t Think Your Rifles Are Worthy

Key Point: From the outside it’s clear that FN has eaten Colt’s lunch over the last few decades in the American market. Belgium’s Fabrique Nationale (FN) and Colt have long been competitors on the ...
The Daily Beast

Dropped by the U.S. Military, Colt Goes Bankrupt

After decades arming American soldiers, first with the Vietnam era M16 and later the modern M4 rifles carried in Iraq and Afghanistan, famed gun manufacturer Colt lost its contract with the military ...
UPI

Colt, FN receive Army contracts for further M4, M4A1 carbine production

Nov. 9 (UPI) --Colt's Manufacturing Company and FN America have each been awarded $88.6 million by the U.S. Army for the production of M4 and M4A1 carbines. The purchases, announced Thursday by the ...
Popular Mechanics

The 240-Year Evolution of the Army Sidearm

In late January of this year, the U.S. Army selected a new pistol to replace the Beretta M9, a gun that's served the Armed Forces for 30 years. But like every weapon in the U.S.'s arsenal, the Army ...
Shephard Media

Singapore Army to fully induct Colt IAR 6940 by end-July

The Singapore Army will upgrade to the Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) 6940E-SG to improve urban warfare effectiveness, with features including a Picatinny Rail for modular accessories and ...