{"id":64955,"date":"2021-08-02T02:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=64955"},"modified":"2021-08-01T10:48:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T14:48:06","slug":"who-is-colt-a-history-of-the-colt-patent-firearms-manufacturing-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/08\/02\/who-is-colt-a-history-of-the-colt-patent-firearms-manufacturing-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Colt? A History of the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fk_TxE1d9HY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 23 Feb 2017<\/p>\n<p>Today we will take a look at the history of the Colt company, from Sam Colt&#8217;s first efforts in Paterson (and before) to the West Hartford remnants that survive today. 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