Colt Defense

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Colt Defense

• Company Presentation

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Agenda

• History
• People
• Products
• Customers

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History

• Founded by Sam Colt - built 1st weapon capable of
  firing without reloading
• 1836 1st Colt firearm, equipped with a revolving
  cylinder containing five or six bullets
• 2002 Exclusive production through 2010 of the M4
  5.56mm Carbine
• To this day, after 150 years of continuous
  operations, the name Colt is synonymous to
  firearms

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Colt History - Timeline
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People

• Professional engineers, armorers weapon experts
• Design, development testing
• Evolutionary improvements
• Quality in manufacturing
• Management team
• Expertise in the small arms industry
• Experience in the defense business sector
• Dedicated team and service organization committed
  to serve the customers and the tradition of Colt

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President CEO

• LTGEN Wm. M. Keys, USMC (ret.)
• Commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic
  Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
  Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary
  Force Commander, Marine Striking Force,
  Atlantic Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces,
  South and Commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces,
  Europe
• Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division during
  Desert Storm
• Led the successful assault across the Kuwaiti
  border and into Kuwait City
• Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine
  Regiment in Vietnam

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Colt Weapon Systems
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Colt Family of Weapons

• Colt M4 5.56mm Carbine
• Colt M16A4 5.56mm Rifle
• Colt M203 40mm Grenade Launcher
• Colt Automatic Rifle - 5.56mm LMG
• Colt M4 5.56mm Commando
• Colt 9mm Submachine Gun

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Colt Weapon Systems

• Standard for all branches of the U.S. Military
• Most combat proven family of weapons in the
  world
• Jungles of Vietnam
• Deserts of Middle East
• Mountains of Afghanistan

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Colt Weapon Systems
4 0 Y E A R S
CombatExperience
EVOLUTIONARYIMPROVEMENTS
Colt M4 Carbine
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Colt Weapon Systems

• Military Specifications of the U.S. Government
• ISO Certification
• Patents, proprietary processes research and
  development experience
• Decades of Colts engineering and manufacturing
  know-how
• High strength materials - Quality and
  dependability
• High performance characteristics, simplicity of
  operation, max interchangeability of parts and
  ease of maintenance

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Colt Weapon Systems

• Gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed, locking
  rotating bolt, 5.56mm NATO
• Unique direct gas operating system
• Full range of 5.56mm ammunition
• M203 Grenade launcher mounts directly to the M4
  and M16
• Ejection port cover protection
• Flat top receiver allows for removable carry
  handle and easy mounting of optics.
• Muzzle compensator reduces muzzle climb and
  eliminates flash and dust signatures.

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Colt Weapon Systems

• Low recoil - straight line recoil absorbing
  design system
• Ergonomically designed controls
• Cartridge case deflector - Ambidextrous firing
  capability
• Target style rear sight features dual apertures -
  adjusts for both windage and elevation.
• Field strips easily without special tools

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M4 5.56mm Carbine
Caliber5.56X45 NATO Weight without magazine2.80
kg Empty 30rd magazine0.11 kg Loaded 30rd
magazine0.45 kg Overall length83.8 cmStock
Retracted 75.7cm Barrel length37.0 cm Bore
characteristicsHard Chrome Lined6 Lands
Groves1 Twist in 178 mmRight Hand Method of
operationGas Direct SystemLocking bolt Muzzle
velocity884 m/sec
Muzzle energy1645 Joule Effective range600
m Cyclic rate of fire700-950 rpm Sight
radius 36.8 cm FinishBlack anodized receiver
Black oxide barrel Front sight Adjustable
front Rear sight M16A4 target style
sightadjustable for windage and elevation to
600 m Upper receiver Flap Top w/ Detachable
Carry Handle Fire control selection Safe, Semi,
Full Auto
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M16A4 5.56mm Rifle
Caliber5.56X45 NATO Weight without magazine3.4
kg Empty 30rd magazine0.11 kg Loaded 30rd
magazine0.45 kg Overall length1.0 m Barrel
length51.0 cm Bore characteristicsHard Chrome
Lined6 Lands Groves1 Twist in 178 mmRight
Hand Method of operationGas Direct
SystemLocking bolt Muzzle velocity948 m/sec
Muzzle energy1765 Joule Effective range800
m Cyclic rate of fire700-950 rpm Sight
Radius 50.1 cm FinishBlack anodized
receiverBlack oxide barrel Front
Sight Adjustable front Rear Sight Target sight
adjustable for windage and elevation to 600 m
Upper receiver Flap Top w/ Detachable Carry
Handle Fire control selection Safe, Semi, Full
Auto
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M203 Grenade Launcher
Caliber40 mm Weight (unloaded)1.36 kg Weight
(loaded)1.63 kg Length38 cm Barrel length 30
cm Height (below rifle barrel c/l)8 cm Width
(maximum)8 cm Velocity (w/m406 ctg)74.7
m/sec Maximum range400m
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Products - CAR
Caliber5.56X45 NATO Type of fireFully
Automatic Weight without magazine5.78 kg Loaded
30rd magazine6.24 kg Overall length1.0
m Barrel length51.0 cm Magazine capacity30
rds. (standard, willaccept any M16 typemag).
C-Mag 100Rd drum compatible Method of
operationGas Direct SystemLocking bolt Muzzle
velocity (M193)991 m/sec
Muzzle velocity (M855)945 m/sec Muzzle energy
(M193)1722 Joule Muzzle energy (M855)1765
Joule Effective range600 m Upper receiver Flap
Top w/ Detachable Carry Handle Cyclic rate of
fire600-750 rpm Rear Sight Full M16A2/A4
type,adjustable for windage and elevation to
600 m SafetyFire selector blockstrigger and
sear
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Products - M4 Commando
Caliber5.56X45 NATO Weight without magazine2.44
kg Empty 30rd magazine0.11 kg Loaded 30rd
magazine0.45 kg Overall length76.0 cmStock
Retracted 68.0cm Barrel length29.0 cm Bore
characteristicsHard Chrome Lined6 Lands
Groves1 Twist in 178 mmRight Hand Method of
operationGas Direct SystemLocking bolt Muzzle
velocity796 m/sec
Muzzle energy1270 Joule Effective range600
m Cyclic rate of fire700-1000 rpm Sight
radius -- FinishBlack anodized receiver Black
oxide barrel Front sight Adjustable front Rear
sight M16A4 target style sightadjustable for
windage and elevation to 600 m Upper
receiver Flap Top w/ Detachable Carry
Handle Fire control selection Safe, Semi, Full
Auto
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Products - SMG
Caliber9 mm Weight without magazine2.61
kg Overall length73.0 cmStock Retracted 65.0
cm Barrel length26.7 cm Method of operationGas
Direct SystemLocking bolt Muzzle velocity396
m/sec Muzzle energy1765 Joule Effective
range100 m Fire control selection Safe, Semi,
Full AutoSafe, Semi, Burst
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Production / Manufacturing

• Manufacturing facilities in Hartford, CT, USA
• Colt Weapon Systems are designed and made in
  U.S.A
• Manufactured according to the strictest U.S.
  Government Military Specifications
• Professional engineers, armorers, weapon experts
• Centuries of experience in gun manufacturing
• 150 years of recognition for products of the
  highest quality

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Quality Assurance

• Colt is ISO Certified - ISO 90012000
• Colts quality system is
• Documented
• Fully implemented
• Under continuous surveillance by U.S. Government
  resident (in-house) QARs
• Under continuous surveillance by our certifying
  registrar (semiannual audits)
• Highest quality assurance methods ensure the
  finest and most reliable product for our customers

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Customers / Sales

• Colt weapons are the standard forALL branches of
  U.S. Military
• U.S. Law Enforcement
• Sales in 15 NATO Countries
• Sales in 80 other countries worldwide
• 9,000,000 units produced
• Adopted even by countries that produce their own
  5.56mm system
• All small arms tests use Colt systems as the
  baseline weapons to which all others are compared

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Customers
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Customer Mix
Weapon Users Army Marines Special Forces Air
Force Navy Police Coast Guard Airport
Security Border Patrol
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Colt Defense

• Colt Weapon Systems
• Expand operational, tactical and strategic
  capabilities of Armed Forces
• Significantly increase field readiness
• Surpass the requirements of modern warfare
• Successfully serve the modern dogma of tactical
  rapid deployment, mobility and increased firepower

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Colt Defense

• Small Arms Selection Process
• Crucial Complicated
• Military Political Implications
• The best and most combat proven weapon system
  should be selected
• Only Colt is capable of offering the best 5.56mm
  weapon systems in the world
• The countless battlefields where our weapons have
  been successfully used,
• The U.S. Military
• The Armies of more than 90 countries in the free
  world

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Colt Defense LLC, 547 New Park Ave West Hartford,
CT, 06141 U.S.A Tel [phone], Fax (860)
244-1442 www.Colt.com