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  • Collection: Firearm Manufacturing in Connecticut during the Great War

Billings and Spencer Hartford CT.jpg
Outside rendition of Billings and Spencer armory in Hartford, Connecticut near the time of the Great War

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An advertisement for Colt Automatic Pistols, boasting it's recent adoption by the US Government.

The adoption of the Colt M1911 as the standard military issue firearm propelled Colt's reputation above that of it's competitors, including Smith and…
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