Firearms manufacturer

Colt

Colt in the reference: 1,647 gun models, 1 factory loads, 121 serial ranges, 8 cartridges introduced.

Active West Hartford, CT, United States 1836–present

Part of CZ Group SE · Colt CZ Group group

Overview

Coverage in the reference and the shop, counted at build
Records	Count	Open
Gun models	1,647	Notable models
Factory loads	1
Serial number ranges	121	Serial lookup
Cartridges introduced	8	Cartridges

Iconic American firearms manufacturer founded by Samuel Colt. Inventor of the practical revolver and producer of the 1911 pistol and M16/AR-15 rifle family.

Also recorded as Colt Defense, Colt's Manufacturing, Colt Patent Firearms, Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, Colt Firearms, Colt Industries, Colt's Patent Fire Arms.

Sources and provenance

Manufacturer Colt CZ Group SE — History — Colt CZ Group (official corporate site) · founded, country, parent archived copy
Secondary Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — Colt's Manufacturing Company (Q745019) · founded, parent, country archived copy

Notable firearms

1,647 models in the firearm database. Collectible and service designs first, then the newest.

Colt 1911 USMC .45 ACP 5-inch Pistol · 2012
Colt M45A1 .45 ACP 5-inch Pistol · 2012
Colt M45A1 CQBP .45 ACP Pistol · 2012
Colt M45A1 CQBP .45 ACP 5-inch Semi-Auto Pistol · 2012
Colt Colt Modular Carbine Rifle · 2006
Colt 1911 USMC Pistol · 2002
Colt SOCOM Carbine Rifle · 2001
Colt M16A4 5.56x45mm 20-inch Semi-Auto Rifle · 1997
Colt C8 5.56x45mm 15.7-inch Semi-Auto Rifle · 1994
Colt Canada C8 5.56x45mm 15.7-inch Semi-Auto Rifle · 1994
Colt Canada C8 Carbine Rifle · 1994
Colt M4 Carbine 5.56x45mm 14.5-inch Semi-Auto Rifle · 1994

All 1,647 models

Associated cartridges

9 cartridges: the ones Colt introduced and the ones it loads for.

Cartridge	Relation	Loads
.38 Long Colt	Introduced 1875	—
.38 Short Colt	Introduced 1875	—
.38 Super	Introduced 1929	—
.41 Short Colt	Introduced 1875	—
.44 Colt	Introduced 1871	—
.44 Long Colt	Introduced 1871	—
.45 ACP	Introduced 1905	—
.45 ACP +P	Introduced 1970	—
.44-40 Winchester	Loads	1

Factory loads

1 Colt loads in the reference, each with grain weight, bullet type and advertised velocity.

Serial numbers

121 dated serial ranges across 47 model families, 1847–2026. Covered: Trooper, Single Action Army, M1911A1 (military), 1911, Python, Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, New Service, Official Police and more.

Date a Colt by serial number

Counts are read from the reference and the shop at build time and change as records are added or corrected. Maker names in the reference are matched to this page through a reviewed alias list, not by spelling alone.