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Colt Fire Arms 1940s Paper, Memorabilia, and Advertising Collection
Colt Sporting Ephemera and Memorabilia wanted to purchase
Page-3 (1940 - 1950s)
Date Ranges:
1900-1920s 1930s 1940s 1950-60s 1965-70s 1980-90s
Colt Firearms Printed Handbooks, Brochures,
Pamphlets, Paper, Marketing, Ephemera,
Sporting Advertising, instructions, and Memorabilia
Colt Fire Arms Memorabilia wanted to purchase by this collector
If you have pre-1941 Colt Firearms paper
or marketing items for sale, please Contact me
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More... takes you to reference images & data from: 'The Book of Colt Paper' by John Ogle Purchase on Amazon |
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Pre-War Colt Catalogs and Post-War Colt Catalogs
Data to help determine when Colt paper was printed
Oct. 1, 1941Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols price lists
Last price lists in 1941 when WW2 began
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An unusual addition to Colt's 1941 catalog are these two inserts |
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1942 More...Colt 'Commando' revolver, .38 Special,Parts flyer, a double page single sheet issued in 1942,6 1/2 x 10 in. when flat, and 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 when folded. |
Included in the Colt military Commando box in this collection |
1940s More...New Colt Stock Shares purchase receipt
11 3/4 x 4" |
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1940s More...Colt'sHandling the Handgun, a guide to safe shooting
Form No. 90024 |
Rapid fire pistol target shooting |
 1940 More...A History book of the Colt Revolver by Haven & Belden
(8 x 11 in.) Hardback, 711 pages, $20.00 Promoted and sold directly to the public by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
   A History Of The Colt Revolver And Other Arms Made By Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company From 1836 To 1940 |
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1941 More...Instructions for the operation of the Colt Light Aircraft Machine Gun (MG 40-2) Provisional
8 1/2 x 11"; 19 pages |
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July 1942 More...Colt's Pat. F.A. Mfg. Co.Form 116 |
 Envelope with hand-stamped war-time message 'Giv'em a Jolt with a Colt' |
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1942 More...Communication with customer about the Colt Woodsman pistol
Colt 1942 Letterhead
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1943 More...1943 Colt Stock certificate & backside
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1943 More...Colt Woodsman Match Target pamphlet
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., single sheet, two sided, multi-fold, polished paper |
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1944 More...'The Coltsman' Newspaper
An internal general news publication for Colt employees during WW2. 19 pages on polished paper
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Dec. 1946Colt 'Handling the Handgun', four basic steps to better pistol shooting
Colt's details to identify an older model Colt Revolver |
 From: Wm. R. Henry, Sales Dept.
Details requested by Colt to identify a customer's revolver |
First Printing 1947Colt Catalog
10-30-1946 was the first time a Colt Catalog was published after WW2. In this first 1947 printing issue, there are no dates, no prices, one disclaimer bar, no .25 cal. pistol, but the most important point is the Colt name is: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., Small Arms Division, which changed to Colt's Manufacturing Co. in 1947's second printing. |
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1947Colt personal communication with a customer about identification of an 1860 .44 caliber Army percussion model revolver
Named by collectors: the Model 1860 Army Revolver or Round Barreled Army. Variations of this model had an attachment whereby a shoulder stock could be used. |
 Talk about customer service! Wm. R. Henry, Sales Department of the Small Arms Division! |
1947 More...Colt Christmas CardMailed to Arms Jobber list, From: 'Graham H. Anthony, Pres.' Single side |
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1947 More...Colt "Official Police" Revolver use images
Single-side six polished individual sheets8 x 11 in. Official Police version |
Note: Colt earlier logo compared to one shown on down this page |
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June 1948 More...Iconic post-warColt 1948 CatalogPL-225 (6-21-1948),tri-fold, 6 pagesColt's Manufacturing Company |
 
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1948-1955 More...Colt 'Double Your Fun', take along a Colt .22
Tri-fold, Form #931, 3 1/2" x 6 1/4" closed; 10 1/2" x 8" open; 6 folded pages |
Colt's Manufacturing Company |
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Feb. 1, 1948 More...1948 Colt Pistol and Revolver Targets price list
Form PL-447,4 x 7 1/2 in. double-sided on polished paper |
This Colt catalog of paper targets was included with the 1948 Colt Catalog
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1948 The Men of Hartford A pictorial story of the Greatest Generation workers in the Colt Factory From the American Rifleman Magazine
20+ images from the article enlarged with worker's names and captions |
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1948-521948 Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistol Parts Price List
8 x 11 in., 10 pages, (3-52) A-274 |
 
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March 1949 More...Iconic post-war Colt 1949 Catalog
PL-227 (3-11-1949),tri-fold, 6 pagesColt's Manufacturing Company, |
 
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1949Colt Woodsman Target, Sport, models
3 3/4 x 9 1/4 in., multi-fold, 8 panel, pamphlet, Form M-90, (3-7-49) |
 
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1951 More...Colt .22 Conversion Unit, Cal. .22 for .45 & .38 autosForm A217 AL 2-51, 4 pgs., 8.5 x 11 in. on polished paper |
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 1956 More...Colt General Revolver Instruction Series,Six Single-sided polished individual sheets; Form No. 15-100 8 x 11 in. General version |
Note: Colt later logo compared to one above on this page. Note: Name change from 1947
In 1960 the various instructional sheets shown on this sheet were supplied to dealers for distribution |
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