Colt Manufacturing

Colt Manufacturing, LLC (formerly Colt's Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt. One of the oldest firearm manufacturers in the modern world, Colt Manufacturing is known primarily for manufacturing weapons between the 1850s and World War I, when it was a dominating force in it's industry and a seminal influence on manufacturing technology.

Currently, Colt Manufacturing is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and it's current CEO is Aiden Danson.

History
Throughout the late 1800s, Colt Manufacturing (then Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) was the United States' leading manufacturer of firearms, including revolvers and handguns. During the First World War, they created masterpieces of design such as the Colt M1911 and the Model 1909.

In more modern times, Colt Manufacturing has begun developing revisions of past models, such as the popular update to the M1911; the Colt M2172. They even made a new variation of John T. Thompson's M1928A1 known as the Colt Sweeper.

Products
Main article: List of Colt Products

Colt Manufacturing primarily manufactures handguns and revolvers, though they have also developed automatic rifles and submachine guns. Most of Colt's weapons are cleared for civilian use.