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History of Colt 45 (2:30)

In a Mail Call video, R. Lee Ermey answers Carson, a nine-year boy old from Colorado, who asked when the Colt 45 started its service in the U.S. military and when it ended its career. The Colt 45 was invented by gun designer John Browning.

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  • History of Colt 45
    History of Colt 45

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    In a Mail Call video, R. Lee Ermey answers Carson, a nine-year boy old from Colorado, who asked when the Colt 45 started its service in the U.S. military and when it ended its career. The Colt 45 was invented by gun designer John Browning.

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  • Colt Machine Gun: 'Potato Digger'
    Colt Machine Gun: 'Potato Digger'

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    In this spud-tacular clip from "Mail Call" R. Lee Ermey shows off the 1895 Colt machine gun, also known as the "potato digger".

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    Fake Colt Revolvers

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    Can you tell an antique Colt revolver from a fake? Sean, the antique arms and armor specialist for the pawn shop, puts you to the test.

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    R. Lee Ermey never laid his finger across a trigger that he didn't like. And at the World's Largest Machine Gun and Cannon Shoot in Wikieup, Arizona, there'll be plenty of triggers to try on for size.

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