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| Colt Model 1905 Automatic Pistol John Potocki (New) This pistol is widely misunderstood, and most of the published material about it has been inaccurate. A new, comprehensive survey of surviving examples has established the true production history of the M1905, complete with all its variations and design changes. Serial number lists and information is included. Text is illustrated with clear, large b&w photographs. Also included is a guide to the Colt M1907 automatic, and a complete facsimile copy of the Thompson-LaGarde Report. 7"x9". 192 pages. Hardcover. |  | Price : $27 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt Presentations: From the Factory Ledgers 1856-1869 Herbert G. Houze (New) Samuel Colt was a generous man. He also used gifts to influence government decision makers. But after Congress investigated him in 1854, Colt needed to hide the gifts from prying eyes, which makes it very difficult for today's collectors to document the many revolvers presented by Colt and the factory. Using the original account journals of the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., renowned arms authority Herbert G. Houze finally gives us the full details behind hundreds of the most exciting Colts ever made. 112 pp, softcover, 6" x 9", 45 b&w photos |  | Price : $20 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt Revolvers Joseph G. Rosa (New) Samuel Colt came to study the Royal Armouries’ collection at the Tower of London in 1851, and the pieces he saw and wrote about are all illustrated in this booklet. Since then the Museum has acquired an extensive collection of Colt’s own firearms. This booklet also illustrates some of the most interesting colt firearms in the Royal Armouries’ collection as well as important items from other collections. |  | Price : $11 USD Shipping to America : $16 |
| Colt Single Action Army Revolver Study: New Discoveries C. Kenneth Moore (New) It has been over a quarter of a century since the publication of A Study of the Colt Single Action Revolver, the classic, definitive guide to the Colt Single Action, the world's most famous and popular pistol. Now C. Kenneth Moore, one of the original authors, is back to fill in the gaps and set the record straight. Decades in the making, this impressive new study brings us entirely up to date, including all the new research that the author has painstakingly gathered over the years. Inside these covers, each page is just packed with useful information about the Single Action - nearly all from primary, archival sources and presented here for the very first time. The serial number data alone will astound you. This is the kind of detailed knowledge that Colt collectors demand, and no collector of Colt revolvers can afford to go without this valuable new resource. 200 pp., 8.5"x11". Hardcover |  | Price : $46 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt Single Action Army Revolvers - US Alterations C. Kenneth Moore (New) A comprehensive history of the revolvers that collectors call "Artillery Models." These are the most historical of all S.A.A. Colts, and this new book covers all the details, with a stunning amount of new information taken directly from archival sources. Heavily illustrated and featuring important serial number data, this book will be a must-buy for all martial Colt collectors. 112 pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover. |  | Price : $34 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt Single Action Army Revolvers and the London Agency C. Kenneth Moore (New) This work chronicles the relationship between the London Agency and the Hartford home office. Includes a summary of shipments of the S.A.A. to the London Agency through the end of 1881. Heavily illustrated. 144 pp., 8.75"x11.25". Hardcover w/dust jacket |  | Price : $34 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt Single Action; From Patersons to Peacemakers Dennis Adler (New) Hardcover, approx. 11" x 9", 309 pages |  | Price : $28 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colt U.S. General Officers' Pistols Horace Greeley IV (New) Unique weapons, issued as a badge of rank to general officers in the U.S. Army from WWII onward. Includes tables documenting serial numbers and dates of issue. Illustrated. 199 pp., 8.5"x11". Hardcover w/dustjacket |  | Price : $36.5 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Colts from the William M. Locke Collection (New) The collection assembled by the late William M. Locke was the best ever. This important book illustrates all of the famous Locke Colts, with captions by arms authority Frank Sellers. A vital resource for establishing provenance to a truly legendary group of firearms. Includes a handy serial number key and index. 192 pp., hundreds of black & white photos, 8 1/2" x 11". Hardcover w/dustjacket |  | Price : $53 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Darling Pepperbox; The Story of Samuel Colt's Forgotten Competitors Stuart C. Mowbray (New) For decades, one of the most tantalizing guns in America has been the Darling Pepperbox. The Darling brothers filed their patent for a revolver mechanism just seven weeks after Colt did. While Colt went on to riches and fame, the Darlings died in poverty, and their unique revolving pepperbox is one of the rarest guns known to collectors. Many have claimed that it was the Darlings, not Colt, who were the real inventors of the revolver, but is this true? This inexpensive new book explores the Darling story, answering questions that have plagued collectors for generations. Softcover, 104 pp. |  | Price : $19 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| The Colt Armory: A History of Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. Ellsworth S. Grant (New) A completely new edition, featuring new chapters, lots of added information and an all-new color section. This affordable, updated version, complete with details of Colt's triumphant escape from bankruptcy, deserves a cherished place in the library of every arms collector and historian. 232 pp., 199 photos, 8 1/2"x11". Hardcover |  | Price : $34 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911 William H. D. Goddard (New) 2nd printing. The most authoritative source on the development of the world's most popular military pistol. Includes an illustrated description and analysis of every variation from 1902 until the last issued example in 1924. A color section shows a wide selection of the most exciting Colt M1911s ever made. One hundred and ten pages of complete factory shipping records allow individual pistols to be researched by serial number! These records include all martial and thousands of commercial big frame Colt autos through the last Transition Government Model of 1924. 296 pp., 8 1/2"x11". Hardcover. |  | Price : $55 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
| Variations of Colt's: New Model Police & Pocket Breech Loading Pistols John D. Breslin, William Q. Pirie & David E. Price (New) VARIATIONS OF COLT'S: New Model Police & Pocket Breech Loading Pistols, by John D. Breslin, William Q. Pirie & David E. Price. Heavily illustrated with over 160 photographs and superb technical drawings by Rainer Dethloff. Documented by a decade's worth of research and Colt factory records, including production quantities and extensive serial number data! Be prepared for some surprises...this field of collecting will be changed forever! This landmark book on Colt's New Model Pocket and Police Revolvers permits the reader to finally understand these interesting and diverse early cartridge pistols. Until now, most authors and collectors have labeled these guns "Small Frame Conversions" and declared them confusing. As it happens, there are seven basic variations which are documented and described with production programs and quantities given for each. As the authors of this book point out, most of these guns were actually made as cartridge pistols and were not converted from percussion, although the conversions form a key part of this book and are described in detail. The three authors are all long-time Colt collectors and, independently, each has been collecting data for over ten years. Their research permitted them to understand and interpret previously unexamined Colt factory records and to locate key documents in the Connecticut State Library. 159 pp., 8 1/2"x11". Hardcover |  | Price : $36 USD Shipping to America : $5 |
