All Colt Models
Every Colt line we track, side by side: revolvers, 1911 pistols and rifles with caliber, capacity, barrel length and the lowest current price across US retailers. Lines Colt no longer catalogs are marked — many are still sold new.
Showing 29 model lines
| Photo | Model | Type | Caliber | Capacity | Barrel | Price |
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| Double-action revolvers 8 models | ||||||
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Colt Python Colt’s flagship .357 Magnum six-shot (1955–2005), revived in 2020 on a stronger action; Target and Combat Elite versions. .357 Mag · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 2.5–8" |
DA/SA revolver | .357 Mag | 6 | 2.5–8" | from $875 257 offers · 23 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Anaconda Large-frame .44 Magnum on an enlarged Python action (1990); back since 2021, .45 Colt added in 2025. .44 Mag, .45 Colt · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 4.25–8" |
DA/SA revolver | .44 Mag, .45 Colt | 6 | 4.25–8" | from $1,063 137 offers · 20 stores Compare prices |
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Colt King Cobra Medium-frame .357 Magnum (1986, revived 2019) in Carry, DAO and Target trims; 10-shot .22 LR Target since 2022. .357 Mag, .22 LR · DA/SA revolver · 6 / 10 (.22) · 2–8" |
DA/SA revolver | .357 Mag, .22 LR | 6 / 10 (.22) | 2–8" | from $665 174 offers · 21 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Cobra Stainless six-shot .38 Special +P — the 2017 revival of Colt’s 1950 Cobra snub-nose. .38 Special +P · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 2" / 4" |
DA/SA revolver | .38 Special +P | 6 | 2" / 4" | from $638 40 offers · 15 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Night Cobra Black double-action-only Cobra with a bobbed hammer and tritium front sight (2018). .38 Special +P · DAO revolver · 6 · 2" |
DAO revolver | .38 Special +P | 6 | 2" | from $820 4 offers · 4 stores Compare prices |
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Colt ViperNew Compact stainless .357 Magnum six-shot (2024) that revives a rare 1977 Colt name. .357 Mag · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 3" / 4.25" |
DA/SA revolver | .357 Mag | 6 | 3" / 4.25" | from $798 24 offers · 10 stores Compare prices |
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Colt GrizzlyNew Python-frame .357 Magnum with a ported barrel and unfluted cylinder (2024 revival of a 1994 Custom Shop gun). .357 Mag · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 3–6" |
DA/SA revolver | .357 Mag | 6 | 3–6" | from $1,197 24 offers · 12 stores Compare prices |
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Colt KodiakNew Anaconda-frame .44 Magnum with a ported barrel and unfluted cylinder (2024 revival of the 1993 original). .44 Mag · DA/SA revolver · 6 · 4.25" / 6" |
DA/SA revolver | .44 Mag | 6 | 4.25" / 6" | from $1,197 21 offers · 12 stores Compare prices |
| Single-action revolvers 1 model | ||||||
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Colt Single Action Army The 1873 “Peacemaker”, still made in Hartford; the current catalog is .45 Colt in 4.75, 5.5 and 7.5 inches. .45 Colt, .357 Mag · Single-action revolver · 6 · 4.75–7.5" |
Single-action revolver | .45 Colt, .357 Mag | 6 | 4.75–7.5" | from $1,710 7 offers · 4 stores Compare prices |
| 1911 pistols 9 models All Colt 1911s → | ||||||
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Colt 1911 Government The full-size 5-inch 1911 with Series 70 lockwork, sold today as the 1911 Classic; plus Series 80 and limited editions. .45 ACP, .38 Super, 9mm · 1911 pistol · 7+1 to 9+1 · 5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, .38 Super, 9mm | 7+1 to 9+1 | 5" | from $777 159 offers · 17 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Commander 4.25-inch 1911 made since 1950: alloy-frame Lightweight, all-steel Combat Commander and Night Commander. .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super · 1911 pistol · 8+1 / 9+1 · 4.25" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super | 8+1 / 9+1 | 4.25" | from $758 99 offers · 18 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Defender The smallest Colt 1911 (1998): 3-inch barrel on an alloy Officer’s-size frame. .45 ACP, 9mm · 1911 pistol · 7+1 / 8+1 · 3" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm | 7+1 / 8+1 | 3" | from $773 76 offers · 18 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Gold Cup Colt’s match-grade target 1911 since 1957, with adjustable sights: Trophy, National Match and Lite. .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super · 1911 pistol · 8+1 / 9+1 · 5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super | 8+1 / 9+1 | 5" | from $753 156 offers · 18 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Competition Value match 1911 (2016) with Series 70 trigger, adjustable sights and a dual-spring recoil system. .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super · 1911 pistol · 8+1 / 9+1 · 5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm, .38 Super | 8+1 / 9+1 | 5" | from $723 126 offers · 18 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Delta Elite Colt’s 10mm Auto Government Model (1987, back since 2009), recognizable by the red delta medallion. 10mm Auto · 1911 pistol · 8+1 · 5" |
1911 pistol | 10mm Auto | 8+1 | 5" | from $1,040 25 offers · 12 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Combat Unit Duty-oriented 1911 family (2016): Government, Rail and Concealed Carry Officer’s (CCO). .45 ACP, 9mm · 1911 pistol · 7+1 to 10+1 · 4.25–5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm | 7+1 to 10+1 | 4.25–5" | from $1,270 53 offers · 12 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Rail GunDropped from catalog Stainless 5-inch .45 Government with an accessory rail; rails live on in the Combat Unit Rail and Delta Elite Rail. .45 ACP · 1911 pistol · 8+1 · 5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP | 8+1 | 5" | No current offers Compare prices |
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Colt Wiley ClappDropped from catalog Carry-tuned 1911s designed with gun writer Wiley Clapp for TALO (2011). .45 ACP · 1911 pistol · 7+1 / 8+1 · 4.25–5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP | 7+1 / 8+1 | 4.25–5" | from $1,851 1 offers · 1 stores Compare prices |
| Other pistols 3 models | ||||||
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Colt MustangDiscontinued Pocket .380 with 1911-style controls (1986); Pocketlite and polymer-frame XSP versions. .380 ACP · Pocket pistol · 5+1 / 6+1 · 2.75" |
Pocket pistol | .380 ACP | 5+1 / 6+1 | 2.75" | No current offers Compare prices |
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Colt 1903 HammerlessDiscontinued Licensed reissue (U.S. Armament, 2015) of the 1903 Pocket Hammerless issued to U.S. general officers. .32 ACP · Pocket pistol · 8+1 · 3.75" |
Pocket pistol | .32 ACP | 8+1 | 3.75" | No current offers Compare prices |
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Colt 1911 .22 (Walther) Licensed .22 LR 1911 made by Walther in Germany: Government, Rail Gun and Gold Cup styles. .22 LR · Rimfire pistol · 10 / 12 · 5" |
Rimfire pistol | .22 LR | 10 / 12 | 5" | No current offers Compare prices |
| AR rifles & carbines 7 models | ||||||
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Colt M4 Carbine (CR6920) Colt’s benchmark semi-auto M4 carbine — LE6920, renamed CR6920 in 2020; OEM, Magpul, Trooper and monolithic CR6940 versions. 5.56 NATO · AR-15 rifle · 30+1 · 16.1" |
AR-15 rifle | 5.56 NATO | 30+1 | 16.1" | from $722 155 offers · 20 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Enhanced Patrol Rifle Upgraded M4 with a free-float M-LOK handguard; EPR II and EPR II PRO launched in October 2025. 5.56 NATO · AR-15 rifle · 30+1 · 11.5–16.1" |
AR-15 rifle | 5.56 NATO | 30+1 | 11.5–16.1" | from $1,097 25 offers · 11 stores Compare prices |
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Colt M5 CarbineNew Fully ambidextrous AR-15 carbine on Colt’s M5 lower with a free-float handguard. 5.56 NATO · AR-15 rifle · 30+1 · 16" |
AR-15 rifle | 5.56 NATO | 30+1 | 16" | from $1,450 13 offers · 13 stores Compare prices |
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Colt AR15A4 20-inch rifle-length AR-15 modeled on the U.S. M16A4. 5.56 NATO · AR-15 rifle · 30+1 · 20" |
AR-15 rifle | 5.56 NATO | 30+1 | 20" | from $935 16 offers · 16 stores Compare prices |
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Colt Retro reissuesDropped from catalog Limited semi-auto reissues of the Vietnam-era M16A1 (2017, 2,500 made) and XM177E2. 5.56 NATO · AR-15 rifle · 20 / 30 · 16.1–20" |
AR-15 rifle | 5.56 NATO | 20 / 30 | 16.1–20" | from $5,500 2 offers · 1 stores Compare prices |
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Colt 9mm CarbineDropped from catalog 9mm AR-pattern carbine that feeds from Colt SMG-style magazines. 9mm · AR-pattern carbine · 32 · 16" |
AR-pattern carbine | 9mm | 32 | 16" | from $870 13 offers · 10 stores Compare prices |
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Colt LE901 Modular CarbineDropped from catalog Civilian .308 version (2012) of Colt’s CM901 modular rifle. .308 Win · AR-10 rifle · 20 · 16" |
AR-10 rifle | .308 Win | 20 | 16" | No current offers Compare prices |
| Bolt-action rifles 1 model | ||||||
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Colt CBXDropped from catalog Colt’s bolt-action hunting and precision rifles: CBX Tac Hunter and Precision. 6.5 CM, .308 Win · Bolt-action rifle · 5+1 · 20–26" |
Bolt-action rifle | 6.5 CM, .308 Win | 5+1 | 20–26" | from $855 7 offers · 3 stores Compare prices |
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Classic Colt models (no longer made)
Historic Colts you will mostly find on the collector and used market. Years are production years.
- 1836–1842
- Paterson percussion revolver, .28–.36
Samuel Colt’s first revolver, made in Paterson, New Jersey — about 2,350 pistols. - 1847
- Walker .44 percussion revolver
Designed with Capt. Samuel Walker for the U.S. Mounted Rifles in the Mexican–American War; about 1,100 made. - 1851–1873
- 1851 Navy .36 percussion revolver
Colt’s best-selling cap-and-ball revolver — about 272,000 made in Hartford and London. - 1860–1873
- 1860 Army .44 percussion revolver
The most widely used revolver of the Civil War; more than 200,000 made. - 1883–1885
- Colt-Burgess lever-action rifle
Colt’s only lever-action rifle; 6,403 made. - 1884–1904
- Lightning slide-action rifle, .22 to .50-95
Colt’s pump-action rifle and carbine — about 186,000 made. - 1898–1941
- New Service large-frame DA revolver
.45 Colt, .455 Webley and more; .357 Magnum from 1936. Over 356,000 made. - 1903–1945
- 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP pocket pistol
John Browning design issued to U.S. general officers; about 570,000 made. - 1908–1969
- Army Special / Official Police .38 DA revolver
Colt’s standard police revolver for six decades (renamed Official Police in 1927); over 400,000 made. - 1915–1977
- Woodsman .22 LR pistol
Browning-designed target and field pistol, made in three series — about 690,000 in all. - 1917
- M1917 .45 ACP DA revolver
A New Service bored for .45 ACP with half-moon clips, built to supplement M1911 stocks in World War I. - 1927–1986
- Detective Special .38 Special DA revolver
The original six-shot snub-nose .38, revived briefly in the 1990s. - 1966–1988
- Diamondback .22 LR / .38 Special DA revolver
The small-frame “baby Python” with a vent-rib barrel. - 1971
- SCAMP .22 SCAMP machine pistol
Prototype offered to the U.S. military until 1974; never adopted. - 1985–1995
- Officer’s ACP .45 ACP compact 1911
Short-slide, short-grip 1911 with a 3.5-inch barrel. - 1989–1997
- Double Eagle DA/SA semi-auto pistol
Colt’s double-action take on the 1911, in .45 ACP, 10mm, 9mm and more. - 1992–1994
- All American 2000 9mm polymer pistol
Short-lived double-action-only rotating-barrel design by Reed Knight and Eugene Stoner.
Colt model names explained
- Snake guns
- Colt’s double-action revolvers named after snakes: Python, Anaconda, King Cobra, Cobra, Viper, Diamondback.
- Government / Commander / Officer’s
- 1911 frame sizes: 5-inch Government, 4.25-inch Commander, 3.5-inch Officer’s (Defender = 3-inch).
- Series 70 / Series 80
- Series 80 (1983) adds a firing-pin safety block; Series 70 is the original lockwork without it — today’s 1911 Classic.
- Gold Cup
- Colt’s target 1911 (1957): adjustable rear sight and match barrel; Trophy (1997), National Match and Lite (2018) versions.
- CCO
- Concealed Carry Officer’s: Commander-length slide on a shorter Officer’s frame.
- DAO
- Double-action only — no single-action mode, usually a bobbed or shrouded hammer (Night Cobra, King Cobra Carry).
- SAA / Peacemaker
- The Single Action Army revolver of 1873; New Frontier is the flat-top version with adjustable sights. Codes: P1840 / P1850 / P1870 = .45 Colt with 4.75 / 5.5 / 7.5-inch barrel.
- LE6920 / CR6920
- Colt’s code for its semi-auto M4 carbine (renamed CR6920 in 2020); OEM versions ship without furniture, CR6940 has a one-piece monolithic upper.
- EPR / M5
- Newer Colt CZ-era rifles: Enhanced Patrol Rifle II (2025) and the fully ambidextrous M5 Carbine.
- Walther-made .22s
- The Colt 1911 .22 and M4 .22 are licensed copies made by Walther in Germany, not by Colt.
- TALO
- A distributor group that orders limited Colt editions (special finishes, grips, engraving).
