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Colt
Colt(s) or COLT may refer to: * Colt (horse), an intact (uncastrated) male horse under four years of age People *Colt (given name) *Colt (surname) Places * Colt, Arkansas, United States *Colt, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States * Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, a World War I military installation for United States tank training *Colt Island, County Dublin, Ireland * Colt Stadium, Houston, Texas, United States Acronyms *Bergen Corpus of London Teenage Language, a spoken language corpus of English *Cell On Light Truck: similar to Cell on wheels, but built on to a small truck, instead of a trailer *Combat Observation Laser Teams, an artillery observer responsible for directing laser-guided munitions * Computational learning theory, the mathematical field of machine learning algorithms Arts, entertainment, and media * Colts Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corps from Dubuque, Iowa * ''The Colt'' (film), a 2005 television movie * The Colt (''Supernatural''), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt and is now a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836. Colt is known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms, most especially between the 1850s and World War I, when it was a dominating force in its industry and a seminal influence on manufacturing technology. Colt's earliest designs played a major role in the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single-shot pistols. Although Samuel Colt did not invent the revolver concept, his designs resulted in the first very successful ones. The most famous Colt products include the Colt Walker, made in 1847 in the facilities of Eli Whitney Jr., the Colt Single Action Army or Peacemaker, the Colt Python, and the Colt M1911 pist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Colts
The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Pre-OHL history There were two previous Barrie Colts teams which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s. The first Barrie Colts played in the senior division of the OHA from 1907 until 1910, prior to the creation of junior A and B levels. One notable alumnus is Gordon Meeking, who played for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey Association (NHA), and later in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). The Barrie Colts were revived in 1921 and played in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1921 to 1944. The club started out as a Junior-B team, then was promoted to Junior-A around the start of World War II. The Junior B Colts won the Sutherland Cup Championship in 1934–35. One of its original players was Leighton "Hap" Emms. Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Colts (1947–1950)
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name Baltimore Colts, it was a member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1947 to 1949 and then joined the National Football League (NFL) for one season before folding. The Colts were one of the least successful teams in the AAFC and NFL both on and off the field, winning only 11 of their 54 games in their history. In 1953, Baltimore was granted an expansion team that revived the Colts name. Since , this team is now the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts' origin is with the Miami Seahawks, one of the charter franchises of the AAFC. After playing a single disastrous season, the Seahawks were seized by the league, and were purchased and reorganized by a group of businessmen as the Baltimore Colts. The new team struggled through the next three seasons, but managed to grow a sizable fan base in Baltimore. In 1949, the Colts were one of three AAFC teams, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Colt, Pennsylvania
Camp Colt was a military installation near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania used for Tank Corps recruit training prior to deployment in World War I. The camp used the Gettysburg Battlefield site of the previous Great Reunion of 1913 and the preceding 1917 World War I recruit training camp for U.S. troops along the Round Top Branch. Camp Colt was established in 1917, and opened at Gettysburg National Military Park in March, 1918 as the first post to train soldiers to use tanks during World War I. The main section of the camp was in the fields made famous 55 years before on July 3, 1863, by Pickett's Charge ordered by Confederate Commanding General Robert E. Lee. The commander of Camp Colt was Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ... with it being his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt Group
The Colt Group is a family owned business, founded in 1931, that designs and supplies climate control, smoke control, natural ventilation, solar shading, as well as providing service and maintenance for these systems. The company is present in over 75 countries around the world through subsidiaries, license and joint venture agreements. The Colt Group's headquarters are in Waterlooville, United Kingdom. The Group has manufacturing sites in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Saudi Arabia and China. It has approximately 1000 employees and an annual turnover of GBP 180 Million (2017). Chief Executive Officer is Mark Oliver. History Colt was founded in 1931 by Jack O’Hea in London. In the 1930s Colt's principal business activity was the development of ventilators for industry. During the Second World War Colt developed a series of blackout ventilators to ensure ventilation could take place in blacked out buildings.''The Sky's the Limit'', Nigel Watson In 1945 the UK Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt Technology Services
Colt Technology Services Group Limited (formerly COLT Telecom Group S.A.) is a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by Fidelity Investments in August 2015. "Colt" stood for City Of London Telecom. History Colt was founded in 1992 by Jim Hynes with funds provided by Fidelity Investments as ''City Of London Telecommunications''. The company began to construct a telecoms network in London. In 1993 it was awarded a licence to compete with British Telecom BT Group plc (trade name, trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England. It has operations in around 180 countries and is th ... and Cable and Wireless in voice and data transmission. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. The group la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt (surname)
Colt is the surname of: People Individuals * Alvin Colt (1916–2008), American costume designer * Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (1826–1905), American businesswomen and philanthropist, widow and heir of Samuel Colt * Harry Colt (1869–1951), English golf-course architect * James Colt (1932–2008), American lawyer and politician * John C. Colt (1810–1842), American bookkeeping authority and murderer, brother of Samuel Colt * Johnny Colt (born 1968), American bass guitarist * Judah Colt (1761–1832), early settler of Erie County, Pennsylvania * LeBaron Bradford Colt (1846–1924), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island and judge * Marshall Colt (born 1948), former actor and currently a practicing psychologist * Maximilian Colt (died after 1641), Flemish sculptor who emigrated to England and became the King's Master Carver * Roswell L. Colt (1779-1856), American businessman * Samuel Colt (1814–1862), American inventor and industrialist, founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt Stadium
Colt Stadium was a Major League baseball stadium that formerly stood in Houston, Texas. It was the temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964) while the Astrodome was being built, just to the south of it. After its use in Houston, it was dismantled and moved for use in two Mexican cities. Houston The stadium consisted of an uncovered one-level grandstand, stretching from foul pole to foul pole, with small bleacher stands in right and left field. One baseball annual published just before the season referred to it as "a barn-like thing." It is best remembered for the horribly hot and humid weather (and attendant mosquito population) that had necessitated building the first domed stadium. The field was conventionally aligned northeast (home to center field) at an elevation of above sea level. Temporary from the outset, the stadium was abandoned when the Astrodome was completed for the 1965 season. The Astros occasionally used it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colts Drum And Bugle Corps
Colts Drum and Bugle Corps (previously known as Junior Dukes, Legionnaires, and Colt .45) is a World Class competitive junior drum and bugle corps based in Dubuque, Iowa. The Colts are a member of Drum Corps International, along with their feeder corps, the Colt Cadets, which participates in Open Class. History The corps was founded in 1963 as the Junior Dukes, a junior corps to the Dukes of Dubuque, a senior corps. The Junior Dukes were sponsored by the local American Legion post and participated in parades. The corps performed for two years under that name before the Dukes of Dubuque disbanded in 1965. After the disbandment of the senior corps, the name was switched to the Legionnaires, and in 1966, the corps began to accept female members. By 1967, the corps was large enough to create a feeder corps known as the Cadets, and the Legionnaires began touring in regional VFW competitions. In 1969, the corps changed their name again, then to Colt .45. In 1971, the corps began to com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt (cigarette)
Colt is a cigarette brand that was owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA. In Finland, it is owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco. History Colt was launched in 1964 and it was originally a tobacco factory. However, the company merged with Oy Rettig-Strengberg Ab. in 1976 in Finland. Colt was once Finland's best-selling cigarette brand, but eventually Marlboro and L&M surpassed the brand in terms of sales. The brand was also manufactured and sold in the United States by Philip Morris USA. Besides cigarettes, cigarette lighters are also sold. Various poster advertisements were made in Finnish to promote the Colt brand. Sport sponsorship Colt cigarettes sponsored the Finnish rally driver Henri Toivonen from 1979 until 1985, as well as the team he drove called ''“Colt Racing Team”''. Markets Colt is mainly sold in Finland, but also was or still is sold in Switzerland, Greece, Belarus, Russia, Indonesia, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Colts
The Augusta Colts were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Augusta, Georgia. The team played their home games at the James Brown Arena. History The Colts originally began in 2006 as the Augusta Spartans of the American Indoor Football Association, American Indoor Football League. After a mediocre season, they played in the World Indoor Football League (2007), World Indoor Football League in 2007. During the year, the Spartans went 8–6, defeated the Osceola Ghostriders in the opening round of the playoffs, and won the World Indoor Bowl over the Columbus Lions. Wide receiver Marvin Stone was named the 2007 league MVP and received the Javan Camon Award. For the 2008, the team moved back to the renamed American Indoor Football Association and renamed themselves the Augusta Colts. In a press release, it was announced that the Colts would sit out the 2009 season, but planned to return for the 2010 season. Another press release then reported that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colt (given Name)
Colt is a masculine given name which may refer to: People * Colt Anderson (born 1985), American football player * Colt Brennan (1983–2021), American football player * Colt David (born 1985), American football player * Colt Knost (born 1985), American golfer * Colt McCoy (born 1986), American football quarterback with the Washington Redskins Fictional characters * Colt (''Hunter × Hunter''), a character in the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' *Colt Seavers, title character of the 1981 TV show '' The Fall Guy'' *Colt Wilcox, a character in the 1987 animated TV series '' Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' *Colt Reagan Bennet, a character in the 2016 Netflix series '' The Ranch'' *Colt Grice, a character in the manga series ''Attack On Titan'' *Colt Fathom, a posthumous character in the cartoon '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' See also *Colt (other) *Colt (surname) Colt is the surname of: People Individuals * Alvin Colt (1916–2008), American costume designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
