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

The Kodiak, introduced in 2024, is based on the company’s iconic Anaconda design, which was brought back to the market in 2021.

These classic firearms earned loyal followings for reliability, design, or history. Many shooters still wish they’d stayed in ...

When Colt decided that it wanted a piece of the Derringer market, it used a tactic we are used to seeing today: it found an existing manufacturer and just bought them outright. This was the National ...

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Colt will suspend production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, saying there's an "adequate supply" of the high-powered weapons already in the market, the famed gun manufacturer said Thursday. The ...

Iconic American gun-maker Colt Defense has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company says in a statement that its Chapter 11 filing late Sunday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ...

Colt, a brand name Americans have known since 1855, is headed for bankruptcy. The company will keep operating as it sorts out its debts, but a big chunk of manufacturing history hangs in the balance.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Like other inventors, Colt was a forward thinker who didn’t just create the products but considered how to get people to buy them. One of the more surprising facts about ...

The sign at the door of the Colt factory displays a gun with a slash through it: “No loaded or unauthorized firearms beyond this point.” Understandable for workers at a plant, but also a bit ironic, ...

El Jefe, El Grito, and the Emiliano Zapata 1911. All of those are Spanish-named Colt guns manufactured at one point in the past few decades. Translated, the first two names mean The Boss and The Shout ...