The Colt Paterson Revolver, the Walker Colt, the Colt's Dragoon and the Colt Single Action Army pistol of the American Frontier era are all good examples of this system.

The popularity of the Winchester in. 44-40 led Colt to manufacture a version of the Single Action Army revolver chambered for the same round, called the " Frontier Model "; Winchester produced three variations of the Model 1873: the rifle, carbine, and musket ( although the musket variation accounted for less than 5 – 10 percent of those produced ).

Following this, he once again teamed up with Richards to produce a larger-framed version, the Colt M1878 Frontier.

* Colt Model 1878 Frontier ( 1878 )

Colt " Frontier Six Shooter ", shipped 1884, etched panel

Colt Frontier Six-Shooter was the actual name of the Colt pistol model, and this was acid-etched on the left side of the barrel.

The Bisley 1895 Model was the final Colt to wear the Frontier Six Shooter designation.

The Colt Frontier Six Shooter Revolver and the Winchester Model 1873 or the Winchester Model 1892 in. 44-40 WCF caliber were one of the most common combinations seen in " the Old West ".

From 1961 to 1975, Colt offered an adjustable sight model known as " The New Frontier ", capitalizing on President John F. Kennedy's campaign slogan.

In 2010, Colt released a " revival " of the Frontier Six Shooter with a nickel finish.

Many were sold in. 44-40 Winchester Center Fire ( WCF ), introduced in 1878 to allow cross-compatibility with the Winchester ' 73 lever action rifle ; this model was called the " Colt Frontier Six-Shooter " which was etched and later roll-stamped on the left side of the barrel.

Remington and Marlin soon released their own rifles and pistols which chambered the round, and Colt also offered it as an alternative chambering in its popular Single Action Army revolver in a model known as the Colt Frontier Six-Shooter.

By 1942 more modern cartridges had all but eclipsed the. 44-40, but it regained some popularity in the 1950s and ' 60s when Colt began once again to manufacture the Single Action Army and Frontier.

The historical galleries include the American Cowboy Gallery, a look at the life and traditions of a working cowboy and ranching history ; the American Rodeo Gallery, fashioned after a 1950s rodeo arena, provides a look at America's native sport ; the Joe Grandee Museum of the Frontier West Gallery, which exhibits some of the more than 4, 500 artifacts once belonging to Western artist Joe Grandee ; the Native American Gallery, focusing on the embellishments that Western tribes made to their everyday objects to reflect their beliefs and histories, and ; the Weitzenhoffer Gallery of Fine American Firearms, which houses over a hundred examples of firearms, by Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Sharps, Winchester, Marlin, and Parker Brothers, used to tame the West.

Following this, Mason once again teamed up with Richards to produce a larger framed version, the Colt M1878 Frontier in 1878.

In 2008, Coleman was involved in an automobile accident after an altercation at a Payson, Utah bowling alley which began when Colt Rushton, age 24, photographed Coleman without his permission ; the two men argued, according to witnesses.

In 2011, the asking / selling price of a near-impeccable ten-barrel Model 1883 Colt Gatling Gun in perfect working order, with carriage and 105 round cartridge, was over $ 300, 000 USD.

The new Houston team was named the Colt. 45s after a " Name The Team " contest was won by William Irving Neder.

The Colt. 45 was well known as " the gun that won the west.

Colt Stadium, however, was just a temporary field until Judge Hofheinz could build an indoor stadium.

A starter for the Colt. 45s, Farrell was primarily a relief pitcher prior to playing for Houston.

Umbricht was the only Colt. 45s pitcher to post a winning record in Houston's first two seasons.

Their record of 64 – 97 was far worse than even the expansion Colt. 45's, but not as bad as the 2011 Astros ( 56 – 106 ) and the 2012 Astros ( 52 – 105 as of 9 / 28 / 2012 ).

Bill Virdon was fired as manager and replaced by original Colt. 45 Bob Lillis.

The Colt Revolving Rifle Model 1855 was an early repeating rifle and the first one to be used by the U. S. Government, and saw some limited action during the American Civil War.

The percussion cap revolver was invented by Samuel Colt in 1836.

The loading gate on the original Colt designs ( and on nearly all single-action revolvers since, such as the famous Colt Single Action Army ) is on the right side, which was done to facilitate loading while on horseback ; with the revolver held in the left hand, the cartridges can easily be ejected and loaded with the right.

According to Samuel Colt, he came up with the idea for the revolver while at sea, inspired by the capstan winch, which had a ratchet and pawl mechanism on it, a version of which was used in his guns to rotate the cylinder.

Another revolver patent was issued to Samuel Colt on August 29, 1839.

The February 25, 1836 patent was then reissued as entitled Revolving gun to Samuel Colt on October 24, 1848.

By comparison, the Cole 30 and Colt Runabout were priced at US $ 1500, Kirk's Yale side-entrance US $ 1, 000, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US $ 650, Western's Gale Model A was US $ 500, a Brush Runabout US $ 485, the Black started at $ 375, and the Success hit the amazingly low US $ 250.

What is known is that Dillinger's wooden pistol was modeled after a Colt. 38.

With the exception of the Colt and certain models of the Dart, Dodge's lineup was quickly seen as extremely inefficient.

The catafalque, designed by Maximilian Colt, placed over her grave was destroyed during the civil war.

Colt Todd, 14, was hiding in the woods when he shot the students as they stood in the parking lot

Within two years, Warner Bros. was producing ten hours of programming for ABC each week, mostly interchangeable detective and western series, including Cheyenne, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside 6, Bronco, Hawaiian Eye, and Colt. 45.

In infantry squads the grenadier was dedicated to his weapon, meaning that he usually carried only the M79 and a Colt 1911 side arm.

The son of Hat Trick, Dabirsim was honored with Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt Award winner in 2011.

* 1814 – Samuel Colt, American inventor and industrialist, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company ( d. 1862 )

*. 32 S & W Long Also known as the. 32 " Colt's New Police " When chambered in Colt revolvers.

According to Colt historian Robert Lawrence Wilson, the " lectures launched Colt's celebrated career as a pioneer Madison Avenue-style pitchman ".

With the money he made from the sales of the Walkers and a loan from his cousin, banker Elisha Colt, Colt bought the machinery and tooling from Whitney to build his own factory: Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company factory at Hartford.

By telling each nation that the others were buying Colt's pistols, Colt was able to get large orders from many countries who feared falling behind in the arms race.

After Colt fired White for suggesting an improvement to his revolver, White took his idea to Colt's competitor, Smith & Wesson, who patented his invention and kept Colt from being able to build cartridge firearms for almost 20 years.

Colt historian Herbert G. Houze, wrote, " had it not been for Root's inventive genius, Colt's dream of mass production would never have been realized ".

At the time of his death, Colt's estate, which he left to his wife and three-year-old son Caldwell Hart Colt, was estimated to be valued at around $ 15 million ($ 350 million by 2009 standards ).

The only other person mentioned in Colt's will was Samuel Caldwell Colt, the son of his brother, John.

Colt historian William Edwards wrote that Samuel Colt had married Caroline Henshaw ( who later married his brother, John ) in Scotland in 1838 and that the son she bore later was Samuel Colt's and not his brother John's.

In a 1953 biography about Samuel Colt based largely on family letters, Edwards wrote that John Colt's marriage to Caroline in 1841 was a way to legitimize her unborn son as the real father, Samuel Colt, felt she was not fit to be the wife of an industrialist and divorce was a social stigma at the time.

Colt's widow, Elizabeth Jarvis Colt, and her brother, Richard Jarvis contested this.

In probate Caroline's son Sam produced a valid marriage license showing that Caroline and Samuel Colt were married in Scotland in 1838 and that this document made him a rightful heir to part of Colt's estate, if not to the Colt Manufacturing Company.

The weapons displayed included the Barrett REC7 PDW, Remington ACR, FN SCAR, Heckler & Koch HK416, Heckler & Koch XM8, LWRC M6A4, Robinson Arms XCR, SIG 556, as well as Colt's own improved version of the M4, the Colt ACC-M.

Barrymore's marriage to Colt was a precarious one from the start, with Barrymore filing divorce papers as early in the marriage as 1911, much to Colt's surprise, and later recanted by Barrymore as a misunderstanding by the press.

It was designed by Harry Colt, and alterations in 1989 by Donald Steel maintain Colt's standards.

Colt's Manufacturing Company ( CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company ) is a United States firearms manufacturer, whose first predecessor corporation was founded in 1836 by Samuel Colt.