Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearms manufacturer
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Colt_Government_Model
gptkb:Colt_M4_Carbine
gptkb:Colt_Anaconda
gptkb:Colt_Mustang
gptkb:Colt_Python
gptkb:Colt_Single_Action_Army
gptkb:Colt_1911
gptkb:Colt_AR-15
gptkb:Colt_1903_Pocket_Hammerless
gptkb:Colt_Commander
Colt Detective Special
Colt 1917 Revolver
gptkbp:founded 1836
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Samuel_Colt
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut
gptkbp:historical_significance first mass-produced revolver
known for innovation in firearm design
pioneered interchangeable parts
influential_in_American_firearms_history
contributed_to_the_Industrial_Revolution_in_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company
gptkbp:industry defense
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Samuel_Colt
gptkb:William_Mason
gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hartford
gptkb:Connecticut
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Colt_revolver
M1911 pistol
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Colt's_Manufacturing_Company_LLC
gptkbp:products rifles
shotguns
pistols
revolvers
gptkbp:significantEvent Civil War production
Patent for the revolver
bankruptcy filing in 1992
World_War_II_production
World_War_I_production
acquisition_by_CZ_Group_in_2021
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Colt's_Manufacturing_Company_LLC
gptkbp:type private company
defense contractor
manufacturer
gptkbp:website www.colt.com