Of Colt's Model 1877 double-action revolvers, the Lightning is the most well-known, chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge.

and is the type model for the modern sporting rifle category. The New Jersey law only mentions AR-15s manufactured by Colt, but the judge made his ruling for all rifles of the AR-15 type ...

Colt was the first to apply Industrial Age machining ... 1871 - First cartridge revolver. 1873 - Winchester rifle introduced. Winchester rifles were affordable, and produced in such great numbers ...