** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** As Colt rolled out next-generation ...

The US military still uses considerable numbers of Colt-produced M16s and M4 carbines today (US Army photo by Spc. Vanessa Hernandez) Legendary small arms manufacturer Colt has officially bowed away ...

The gun that blazed the trails of the Western frontier was the famous six-shooter made by Colt’s Patent Firearms Mfg. Co. One hundred and twenty-seven years after its founding, Colt is still capable ...

Colt will stop producing AR-15 rifles for consumers, the Connecticut-based gunmaker announced Thursday. “The fact of the matter is that over the last few years, the market for modern sporting rifles ...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in ...

Key Point: Colt was not evolving along its competition and could not keep up selling subpar products. Belgium’s Fabrique Nationale (FN) and Colt have long been competitors on the American firearms ...

Gun manufacturer Colt on Thursday said it will no longer make rifles for sale to civilians — including the controversial AR-15 used in several U.S. mass shootings. The Connecticut-based company cited ...

Military aircrews always have to train for the possibility of crashing behind enemy lines. In the event of this disaster scenario, the pilots and crews must rely on the kinds of weapons—mainly pistols ...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Firearms maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market, including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in ...

The gun manufacturer said the market had an adequate supply of sporting rifles and it would focus on its military and law enforcement contracts instead. By David Yaffe-Bellany The gun maker Colt said ...

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