For Missed Opportunity Monday, we have yet another abandoned Colt design: the .40 caliber Law Enforcement Pistol. It also served as the platform for their Smart Gun tech.
Here are some of the Smart Gun patents, which show bits of the pistol’s design as well. While the exterior profile looks a bit like the “All American 2000,” the rotating barrel and linear trigger have been dropped for more conventional alternatives.
https://www.google.com/patents/USD387842
https://www.google.com/patents/US5704153
https://www.google.com/patents/US5867930
https://www.google.com/patents/US5896691
Scattered Shots 