Colt – Page 5 – Scattered Shots

M16A1 Still In The Jungle Fighting

I ran across these photos of a Hmong fighter in Laos. Still with the M16A1 the US gave him. Still killing commies after all these years. With considerable less finish than it left the factory with. Funny how only the much overrated AK47/Type56 is supposedly the only rifle that could hold up under tropical jungleContinue reading “M16A1 Still In The Jungle Fighting”

Colt R0633DC upper receiver

In this image is a Colt R0633DC upper receiver conversion kit from around late 1998 (based on analysis of packing materials). The Colt model R0933 was a 9mm submachine gun (SMG) design that was provided to the Department Of Energy for security use. The model R0633 is more commonly referred to as the “DOE SMG”Continue reading “Colt R0633DC upper receiver”

Old Article On Colt HBAR

Colt Armalite AR15

Brent found some great pictures of early promotional material on the AR15.

.222 Remington Colt AR15

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 “.222 Remington Colt AR15”

1965 Popular Science Article on Colt SP-1

This is a one page article that appeared in the Feb. 1965 issue of Popular Science promoting the Colt AR-15 Sporter.

The Colt Saga

(A Work in Progress) Colt made over $21.5 million in profits in the years between 1914 and 1918. By the end of World War I, Colt had delivered over 425,000 M1911 pistols, more than 150,000 revolvers (such as the M1917), 13,000 Maxim and Vickers machine guns made under license, and 10,000 Browning machine guns. ColtContinue reading “The Colt Saga”

XM148 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher

Today we have another post from Moore Militaria. You can visit the page and buy Vietnam war clothing and gear at http://www.mooremilitaria.com The Vietnam War saw the first practical use of dedicated grenade launchers versus the rifle grenades of WWII and Korea. The M79 Grenade Launcher was revolutionary. It was light weight, accurate and hadContinue reading “XM148 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher”

Colt Prototype SP901 .308 WIN Upper Receiver

This Colt SP901 Prototype .308 WIN upper receiver appeared in the Colt 2011 product catalog as a new item. However, this upper receiver design never went into production and I think it may be the only one of its kind. Please note in the video that I mispoke about barrel length early in the video.Continue reading “Colt Prototype SP901 .308 WIN Upper Receiver”

Colt 1974 Military Catalog

The images are a digital scan of the catalog in my collection. When this catalog was published, Colt products had proven themselves, not only in the conflict in SE Asia, but in operations elsewhere around the globe as the M16A1 became the standard U.S. Army rifle.