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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, Part I]] [[Time's Arrow, Part II|& 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, Part I]] [[Time's Arrow, Part II|& Part II]]") |
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Revision as of 17:50, 3 January 2006
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, Part I & Part II")
- In the episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (TOS), 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.