A Colt Mark IV Government Model 45 caliber handgun pictured with clip on June 15. Firearms maker Colt filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy-court protection in June. Photo: European Pressphoto Agency ...

In 2007, Colt’s M4 finished last in an “ extreme dust test ” that pitted the rifle against models made by rival manufacturers. Despite the poor showing, Army leaders said they were still ...

A Colt .45 revolver once owned by General George S. Patton sold for $75,000 at auction in Los Angeles Thursday. Profiles in History, which conducted the auction, had expected the working firearm ...

Česká zbrojovka Group said it will acquire all of Colt's business for $220 million and about 1.1 million new shares of the Czech firm's stock.

Colt, whose more than 175-year history includes the development of a revolver it calls “the gun that won the West,” is seeking to slash its roughly $358 million debt load in chapter 11 bankruptcy.

New Frontier production—along with Colt’s Model P—was temporarily halted in 1975 to update the machinery. This marked the end of “Second Generation” guns, which were then superseded by ...