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since 1914. These features allow the barrel and slide to work as a unit moving to the rear until the barrel lug rotates into the cam-block and stops. The barrel lugs then align to allow the slide to continue its travel to the rear and extraction and ejection of the spent round occurs. The pistol
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Colt's manufacturing gave a first look at their new compact version of the All
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over a period of several years. Once the design was handed off to Colt, the two designers had little input regarding the final design.
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320:"The legend lives on - Colt files for bankruptcy"
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299:the original
288:
263:
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247:
238:Massad Ayoob
235:
231:
227:
216:
201:Designed by
200:
187:
183:
181:
176:Fixed, 3-dot
85:Manufacturer
1583:Electronics
1525:SR-25/MK 11
1427:Colt Canada
1407:Colt Armory
1366:Samuel Colt
1010:Delta Elite
973:Mustang XSP
889:Diamondback
834:New Service
275:Wonder Nine
106: built
1620:Categories
1256:Cartridges
1217:Derringers
1149:M4 carbine
1070:Ring lever
953:Model 1910
948:Model 1909
894:King Cobra
829:Model 1905
824:New Police
763:M1861 Navy
758:M1860 Army
753:Model 1855
748:M1851 Navy
531:2007-02-25
503:2007-02-26
412:0896895343
384:2007-02-26
356:2007-02-26
330:2007-02-26
305:2007-02-25
281:References
250:Steyr 1912
1605:AN/PVS-30
1600:AN/PVS-26
1595:AN/PVS-22
1590:AN/PAS-31
1569:Masterkey
1485:Colt 2000
995:Commander
963:Colt 2000
713:Revolvers
219:SHOT Show
184:Colt 2000
151:Cartridge
98:1992–1994
1336:.380 ACP
1303:.45 Colt
1298:.44 Colt
1265:Revolver
1226:Deringer
1212:Shotguns
1134:Colt 933
1112:variants
958:Woodsman
899:Anaconda
869:Buntline
788:New Line
768:Open Top
728:Paterson
578:(2007).
269:See also
167:magazine
114:Variants
95:Produced
77:Designed
66:Designer
1507:KAC PDW
1400:Related
1346:.45 ACP
1341:.38 ACP
1331:.32 ACP
1326:.25 ACP
1219:, misc.
1144:C20 DMR
1085:Burgess
1052:9mm SMG
968:Mustang
915:pistols
874:Trooper
743:Dragoon
213:History
109:~20,000
1517:Rifles
1359:People
1124:CAR-15
1062:Rifles
884:Python
733:Walker
650:
622:
616:97–100
588:
558:
470:
409:
244:Design
173:Sights
137:Length
1169:CM901
1107:AR-15
1097:AR-10
1042:SCAMP
980:M1911
928:M1902
923:M1900
879:Cobra
808:M1892
803:M1889
798:M1878
793:M1877
1553:LAMG
1535:KS-1
1499:PDWs
1495:SMGs
1047:MARS
1034:PDWs
1030:SMGs
1020:OHWS
648:ISBN
620:ISBN
586:ISBN
556:ISBN
468:ISBN
444:2016
407:ISBN
205:and
196:Colt
192:9 mm
182:The
127:Mass
89:Colt
80:1992
41:Type
1154:ACR
1119:M16
1102:601
1015:SSP
990:Ace
186:or
104:No.
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