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“Although the manufacturing process is continually changing, we, like other companies that manufacture intricate mechanical instruments continue to look for ways to build excellent, durable parts at less expense,” Mark Roberts says. “Basically though, we still operate the way we did a generation ago, with high quality forged steel and machined bar stock, and making very limited use of MIM (metal injection molded) parts. I believe that most people would be truly astonished at the amount of hand finishing and team evaluation that our quality inspectors require for that perfect Colt fit and feel.”

THE RAMPANT COLT:

SAM COLT

(1814 - 1862) – American Genius, American Original

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The son of a sometime farmer, sometime small businessman, Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1814. Although his father and stepmother worked hard to give him a good education – his biological mother died when he was just a few years old – at the age of 11, he was indentured as a farm servant. And like most rural youngsters, he was at home with the muzzleloaders of the day.