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[[Image:PicardColt45.jpg|thumb|Picard examines a 500-year-old Colt .45]] |
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+ | The '''Colt .45''' was a [[projectile weapon]] popular in the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]]. The .45 single action cavalry pistol was invented by [[Colt Firearms]] in [[1873]]. |
In [[1893]], [[Samuel Clemens]] owned a Colt .45 which was lost to time under [[San Francisco]], only to be later discovered in the [[24th century]]. ({{TNG|Time's Arrow|Time's Arrow, Part II}}) |
In [[1893]], [[Samuel Clemens]] owned a Colt .45 which was lost to time under [[San Francisco]], only to be later discovered in the [[24th century]]. ({{TNG|Time's Arrow|Time's Arrow, Part II}}) |
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Revision as of 19:56, 21 July 2009
Picard examines a 500-year-old Colt .45
The Colt .45 was a projectile weapon popular in the 19th and 20th centuries. The .45 single action cavalry pistol was invented by Colt Firearms in 1873.
In 1893, Samuel Clemens owned a Colt .45 which was lost to time under San Francisco, only to be later discovered in the 24th century. (TNG: "Time's Arrow", "Time's Arrow, Part II")
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Background
Data incorrectly refers to the Colt revolver discovered at the archeology site as a ".45 caliber double action cavalry pistol invented by Colt Firearms in 1873.". In actuality, Colt never produced a double action revolver in 1873. The revolver was in fact a "Colt Single Action Army" also known as "The Colt Peacemaker" (see external links below).
In the episode TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", the sidearms carried by the Air Police and by Lieutenant Colonel Fellini were the 1917 version of the Colt .45, the six-shot revolver M1917 used during World War I.