Infantry Automatic Rifle 11.5 Inch Barrel
There is obviously no way we can buy one of these. Not yet anyway. A few of the uppers are out on the market though. But anyway I think its…
TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite
Produced in 1996/1997 by Colts Custom Shop, the Colt TE6700 Match Target Tactical Elite rifle is chambered in .223. Production was limited to 1000 rifles. The rifle had a 20-inch…
WW1 Airplane Hand Gunning
Pretty interesting contraption for using a 1911 in a bi-plane. The idea being to keep the fired cases from screwing up the delicate planes.
J.H. Fitzgerald
J.H. Fitzgerald at Camp Perry, working on a competitor’s Colt 1911. Better known simply as “Fitz,” Fitzgerald was arguably America’s first true custom pistolsmith. Yes, long before Armand Swenson and…
Some More Vintage Colt Ads
That sporter lightweight would be laughed at today but it was a fine little gun. I wish they still made it with an A1 upper.
Colt M1917 Test Firing.
I recently got my hands on a beauty of a Colt M1917. I ain’t gonna go into a history lesson on this pistol and bore you all with a story…
Ross Seyfried’s Swenson Combat Commander
In 1981, Ross Seyfried was the last man to win the IPSC World Shoot using a non-compensated pistol in open competition. While that feat was accomplished with a Pachmayr Combat…
Colt Sleeved Barrel Experiment
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…
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