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This is an original Colt M1911 .45 caliber pistol used in World War I Era before modifications were made in 1924 with the release of the Colt M1911A1

On the top right of the barrel reads "Colt's Pt. F.A.MFG.Co. Hartford, CT, U.S.A" for "Colt's…

Colt New Service revolver produced from 1898 through 1946, it saw action in World War I.

An article from a 1916 issue of the Hartford Courant, describing the government purchase of over 4,000 Vicker Machine Rifles from the Colt Company.

Due to the increased demand for the Colt Vickers machine gun, Colt expanded it's factory, hired…

A view of the Colt Armory building in Hartford, Connecticut in 1906

Colt Armory in 1906, located in Hartford, Connecticut.

A advertisement by weapons maker, Colt Manufacturing Company.

An advertisement for the Colt 1911 which was used by the US Army during World War I.

The first Colgate clock was positioned on the roof of the factory in Jersey City in 1908. Seth Thomas Clocks of Thomaston, CT designed and manufactured the clock and the one that replaced it in 1924.

Children's branch of the Hartford Chapter of the Red Cross roll bandages and sew bags at the Red Cross Annex