Colt Army Special (Early) Crane Shim Shim Thickness Choice Enter Choice / Request Below ITEM # C-1917NS-CYL Colt M1917 / Colt New Service Cylinder Shims Nominal O.D. of .480" X I.D. of .376" Also Known to Fit: High Standard Marshall W-105 Assortment Listed at Top of This Sectio...
In the January issue I did a feature onColt’s 3rd Generation of Single Action Army sixguns. So it’s only fitting to discuss their immediate predecessor—the 2nd Generation. Some even consider the 2nd Generation guns the best of all three generations. With the nationwide popularity of televis...
In 1958, the Army Marksmanship Unit of Fort Benning, would have been at the origin of developments relating to the adaptation of the .38 S&W Special revolver cartridge (wad cutter) to a Colt Government. Colt furnished the kits of conversion to this end. The .38 barrel bore only one lockin...
Army Special Forces, as well as foreign military and both U.S. and foreign law enforcement. Its short-recoil self-loading system was very innovative for 1911 and was widely copied. Browning's design has been the dominant one for centerfire semiautomatic pistols through the 20th century and ...
The .45 was considered acceptable by the US Cavalry when it was adopted by the Army, right? I would assume the round would be more than adequate for taking care of any unwanted critters around the homestead as well as being fun for targets and plinking...A guy on another forum had pos...
COLT 1911 ARMY WITH HOLSTER. $1,265.00March 2008 36119 EXTREMELY RARE EXPERIMENTAL OR PROTOTYPE REMINGTON/UMC 1911 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH NAZI PROOF. $0.00October 2008 37255 SCARCE COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. $3,450.00October 2008 ...
Colt not only offered the first .45 Colt sixgun with the Single Action Army in 1873, but they also followed five years later with the .45 Colt Model 1878 Double Action. The latter is basically an SAA fitted with a DA mechanism and a different grip. The Model 1878 loads and unloads th...
- .38 ACP cartridges vs .38 Super - The firing pin safety - New firing pin and dovetailed rear sight - Navy contract Model 1900 Features of the Colt 1900 pistol - 200 pistols ordered by the US Army - Field stripping of the model 1900 ...
In 1915 the Belgian Army placed an order for 24,002 pistols in .32 caliber. These guns were struck with an “A” inside a diamond to the right of the serial number. Most of these guns were also stamped on the barrel, slide, and frame with a Belgian military acceptance mark consisting...
The Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless pistol is one of John Moses Browning’s numerous success stories albeit a lesser known one as it has been overshadowed by the reputation of the M1911. But despite being overshadowed the M1903 became a popular small pistol and was adopted by the US Army and ...