EXHIBIT 99.3


                        CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS A DIRECTOR
                                       OF
                                COLT DEFENSE INC.

      The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1, and all amendments thereto, to be filed by Colt Defense Inc. (the
"Company") in connection with the initial public offering of Common Stock of the
Company, as a person who will become a director of the Company upon consummation
of such initial public offering.

May 28, 2005

                                       /s/ JOHN R. TORELL III
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                                    Name:      John R. Torell III