Category Archives: Colt

Alas, I don’t have access to the Colt letter on this experimental project. It appears to be Lawman Mark V fitted with a Dan Wesson-style sleeved barrel. The great irony here is the latter system was patented by a former Colt employee, Karl R. Lewis, who also helped design the original Colt Mark III revolverContinue reading “Colt Sleeved Barrel Experiment”

Sorry this is not some new item. Brent shared this item on his Instagram the other day. The FCG is the match one Colt made for use in the Colt Accurized Rifle HBAR Elite. They called it the low mass trigger system. And it works pretty damn good. You can see how the hammer wasContinue reading “Colt Low Mass Match Trigger”

Did you know Colt made a few variants of the AR15 in the .222 Remington round? Mainly export models usually to get around odd laws about “military calibers” There are versions in the SP1 configuration, the SPII versions with a mix of A1 and A2 parts and in rifles that are more or less “A2″s.Continue reading “Colt AR15 Triple Deuce”

Ever been watching Platoon and noticed that the carbine carried by Barnes and Elias look a little odd? That’s because they aren’t XM177s. They are something different. Something dictated by filming location. The guns used in the movie are Colt rifles made under license by Elisco in the Philippines. The 653P is essentially the sameContinue reading “The Colt/ELISCO 653-P”

I mentioned the Colt ACE 2 the other day and have been thinking about it on and off ever since. The ACE was an updated conversion slide , barrel and magazine for using a .22 long rifle. It was made to work with the series 80 guns. The original was the ACE and was originallyContinue reading “Colt ACE & ACE II”

By Kevin O’Brien From the very beginning of M16 production, according to the preponderance of records, the Army version was the M-1 A1 with the forward assist. But the MIL-STD that included the nascent M16 for the first time, MIL-STD 635B: Military Standard, Weapons, Shoulder (Rifles, Carbines, Shotguns and Submachine Guns), covered only the M16 version. MIL-STD-635B wasContinue reading “The M16 as First Standardized”

A look at Colt’s failed DA 1911

Excellent guide for old magazines.

Above of course is the famous side arm of  General Patton.    This Colt  Model P is of course chambered  for the classic widowmaker, .45 Colt. or .45 Long Colt if you like that better.   I won’t go into its purchases history and serial number and blah blah blah. That has been done to death.    ItContinue reading “Patton’s Revolver And The M1911”