Colt's Manufacturing Company

American firearms manufacturer

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2023 Colt introduced a 4.25-inch version of the Anaconda.
April 2022 Česká zbrojovka Group changed its name to Colt CZ Group.
2021 Colt reintroduced 6- and 8-inch stainless steel versions of the Colt Anaconda.
2021 The company was acquired by Česká zbrojovka Group.
2020 Colt reintroduced a modernized Colt Python in stainless steel.
2019 Colt introduced an improved version of the 1999 .357 Magnum Carry, the King Cobra.
2017 Colt returned to production of double-action revolvers with the .38 Colt Cobra.
January 2016 Colt emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
June 15 2015 Colt Defense, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2013 Dennis R. Veilleux becomes president of Colt's Manufacturing Company, a position he holds from 2013 to the present time.
2013 Colt lost its US military contract for M4 rifles due to persistent reliability problems.
2013 Colt Defense and Colt's Manufacturing Company reunited after years of being separate entities.
2010 Gerald R. Dinkel replaced William M. Keys as CEO of Colt Defense LLC, with Keys remaining on the board of directors.

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