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Here is a list of Python production years and either the first serial number for that year or the range of serial numbers for that year. For example, serial # 1649 was produced in 1956. Other Colt firearms up to 1978 can be found here: http://proofhouse.com/index.htm YearSerial Number 1955 1 1956 300 1957 1650 1958 5550 1959 7050 1960 9100 1961 13100 1962 18800 1963 24800 1964 30800 1965 41400 1966 50500 1967 61000 1968 73800 1969 90000-99999 90000, Start 'E' series-- E1001 1970 E6301 1971 E21201 1972 E38001 1973 E53501 1974 E61001 1975 E83701-E99999, 01001E to 15000E 1976 15001E-48300E 1977 48301E-86200E 1978 86201E-99999E, 01001N to ????, V01001 1979 V36737 1980 V88374 to V99999, AL0101 to AL9999, LA0101 to LA9999, VA1001 to VA9256. K01000 to ???? 1981 K16266 1982 K75748 1983 K99999. T01001 to ???? 1984 T27541 1985 T34453 For anything after 1985 you need to call Colt. They will only tell you the year of production over the phone. For any other information you need to write to the Colt historian. Other Colt firearms up to 1978 can be found here: http://proofhouse.com/index.htm Many thanks to dfariswheel for providing this information! |
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Colt Paterson Pocket or Baby Paterson No. 1
Colt Paterson Belt Model Paterson No. 2
Colt Paterson Belt Model Paterson No. 3
Colt Paterson Ehlers Model Pocket Paterson
Colt Paterson Ehlers Belt Model Paterson
Colt Paterson Texas Paterson Model No. 5
Colt First Model Ring Lever Rifle
Colt Second Model Ring Lever Rifle
Colt Model 1839 Shotgun
Colt Model 1839 Carbine
Colt Model 1839/1850 Carbine
Colt Model 1854 Russian Contract Musket
Colt Walker Model Revolver
Colt Civilian Walker Revolver
Colt Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon
Colt Walker Replacement Dragoon
Colt First Model Dragoon
Colt Second Model Dragoon
Colt Third Model Dragoon
Colt Hartford English Dragoon
Colt Model 1848 Baby Dragoon
Colt Texas Ranger/Indian Scene
Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Colt London Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Martial Model
Colt Shoulder Stock Variations
Colt London Model 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1855 Side Hammer “Root” Pocket Revolver
Colt Models 1 and 1A Serial #1-384
Colt Model 2 Serial #476-25000
Colt Model 3 Serial #25001-30000
Colt Model 3A and 4 Serial #1-2400
Colt Model 5 Serial #2401-8000
Colt Model 5A Serial #2401-8000
Colt Model 6 and 6A Serial #8001-11074
Colt Model 7 and 7A Serial #11075-14000
Colt Model 1855 Sporting Rifle, 1st Model
Colt Model 1855 1st Model Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Half-Stock Sporting Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Full Stock Military Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Full Stock Sporting Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Artillery Carbine
Colt Model 1855 British Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Revolving Shotgun
Colt Model 1861 Single-Shot Rifled Musket
Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Civilian Model
Colt Full Fluted Cylinder Model
Colt Model 161 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Pocket Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver
Colt Thuer Conversion Revolver
Colt Richards Conversion, 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Martially Marked Variation
Colt Transition Richards Model
Colt Richards-Mason Conversion, 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Richards-Mason Conversions 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Richards-Mason Conversion 1861 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Police and Pocket Navy Conversions
Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy with Ejector
Colt Model 1871-1872 Open Top Revolver
Colt First Model Derringer
Colt Second Model Derringer
Colt Third Model Derringer
Colt House Model Revolver
Colt Open Top Pocket Revolver
Colt New Line Revolver .22
Colt New Line Revolver .30
Colt New Line Revolver .32
Colt New Line Revolver .38
Colt New Line Revolver .41
Colt New House Model Revolver
Colt New Police Revolver
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver 1sy Year Production
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver Early Military Model 1873-1877
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver Early Civilian Model 1873-1877
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver .44 Rimfire Model 1875-1880
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver
Colt Late Military Model 1878-1891
Colt Artillery Model 1895-1903
Colt London Model
Colt Frontier Six-Shooter 1878-1882
Colt Sheriff’s or Storekeeper’s Model 1882-1898
Colt Flattop Target Model 1888-1896
Colt Bisley Model 1894-1915
Colt Bisley Flattop Target 1894-1913
Colt Standard Civilian Production Models 1876-1898
Colt Standard Pre-War Models
Colt Long Fluted Cylinder Model 1913-1915
Colt Standard Post-War Model 1956-1975
Colt Sheriff’s Model 1960-1975
Colt Buntline Special 1957-1975
Colt New Frontier 1961-1975
Colt New Frontier Buntline Special 1962-1967
Colt Buntline Special 3rd Generation
Colt New Frontier 3rd Generation
Colt Standard Single-Action Army
Colt Cowboy (CB1850)
Colt Single-Action Army “The Legend”
Colt Frontier Six Shooter
Colt Sheriff’s and Storekeeper’s Model (2008)
Colt Frontier Scout 1957-1971
Colt Peacemaker & New Frontier .22
Colt Scout Model SAA 1962-1971
Colt Berdan Single-Shot Rifle
Colt-Franklin Military Rifle
Colt-Burgess Lever Action Rifle
Colt Lightning Slide-Action, Medium Frame
Colt Lightning Slide Action Small-Frame
Colt Lightning Slide-Action, Large-Frame (Express)
Colt Model 1878 Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Model 1883 Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Double-Barrel Rifle
Colt Model 1877 “Lightning” and “Thunderer”
Colt Model 1878 “Frontier”
Colt Model 1878 “Frontier” Standard
Colt Model 1902 (Philippine or Alaskan Model) Colt
Colt Model 1889 Navy – Civilian Model
Kittinger furniture serial numbers. Colt Model 1889 U.S. Navy – Martial Model
Colt Model 1892 “New Army and Navy” – Civilian Model
Colt Model 1905 Marine Corps
Colt New Service Model
Colt Improved Target Model
Colt Early Model, #1-21000
Colt Early Model Target, #6000-15000
Colt Improved Model, #21000-325000
Colt Improved Target Model, #21000-325000
Colt U.S. Army Model 1909, #30000-50000
Colt U.S. Navy Model 1909, #50000-52000
Colt U.S. Marine Corps Model 1909, #21000-23000
Colt U.S. Army Model 1917, #150000-301000
Colt Model 1917 Civilian, #335000-336000
Colt Shooting Master, #333000-350000
Colt New Pocket Model
Colt Pocket Positive
Colt Army Special Model
Colt New Police Model
Colt Police Positive
Colt Police Positive Target
Colt Police Positive Special
Colt Police Positive Special Mark V
Colt Officer’s Model Target 1st Issue
Colt Officer’s Model Target 2nd Issue
Colt Camp Perry Single-Shot
Colt Officer’s Model Match
Colt Official Police
Colt Commando Model
Colt Marshall Model
Colt .38 SF-VI
Colt .38 SF-VI Special Lady
Colt Detective Special 1st Issue
Colt Detective Special 2nd Issue
Colt Detective Special II (DS-II)
Colt Magnum Carry
Colt Banker’s Special
Colt Cobra 1st Issue
Colt Cobra 2nd Issue
Colt Agent 1st Issue
Colt Border Patrol
Colt Agent L.W. 2nd Issue
Colt Aircrewman Special
Colt Courier
Colt Trooper
Colt .357 Magnum
Colt Diamond
Colt Viper
Colt Python
Colt Python Elite
Colt Python .38 Special
Colt Python Hunter
Colt Metropolitan MK III
Colt Lawman MK III
Colt Lawman MK V
Colt Trooper MK III
Colt Trooper MK V
Colt Boa
Colt Peacekeeper
Colt King Cobra
Colt Stainless Steel
Colt High Polish Stainless Steel
Colt Anaconda
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Navy Military Model
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Army Military Model – 1st Contract
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Army Military Model – 2nd Contract
Colt Model 1902 Sporting Pistol
Colt Model 1902 Military Pistol
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1903 Hammerless .32 Pocket Pistol
Colt U.S. Military Model
Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .380 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .25 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1905 .45 Automatic Pistol
Colt Early “1911 Commercial Government Model”
Colt Standard “1911 Commercial Model” (un-numbered slide)
Colt Standard “1911 Commercial Model” (numbered slide)
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” Argentine Contracts
Colt “1911 Commercial Model” Russian Order
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” Canadian Contract
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” British Contract
Colt Norwegian Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1912
Colt Norwegian Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1914
Colt Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1914
Colt Model 1911 Automatic Military Pistol
Colt 1911A1 Commercial Government Model
Colt Pre-WWII Colt “1911A1 Commercial Government Model”
Colt Argentine-made 1911A1 Model Pistols without Swartz Safeties
Colt Brazilian, Mexican, and other South American (except Argentina)
Colt National Match Caliber .45 Pre-WWII
Colt Swartz Safeties, Pre-WWII
Colt Standard Colt 1911A1 Commercial “Government Model”
Colt Standard 1911A1 Pre-WWII, “Government Model” Normal Brazilian
Colt Argentine Contract Pistols “Modelo Argentino 1927, Calibre .45”
Colt “Military to Commercial Conversions”
Colt Reworks Colt 1911 and 1911A1 Commercial “Government”
Colt Post-WWII Government Model SN C220,000-C220,500
Colt Post-WWII Government Model SN C255,000-C258,000
Colt Super .38 1929 Model, Pre-WWII
Colt Super Match .38 1935 Model, Pre-WWII
Colt Ace Model .22 Pistol
Colt Pre-1945 Service Model Ace .22 R.F. Pistol
Colt Service Model Ace-Post-War
Colt Conversion Units .22-.45, .45-.22
Colt Pre-war and Post-war “U” numbered Service Model
Colt Post-war Conversion Units
Colt Pre-war Service Model Ace (Re-) Conversion Unit .45-22
Colt Military National Match .45 Pistol (Drake Slide)
Colt Gold Cup National Match (pre-Series 70)
Colt Gold Cup MKIII National Match
Colt 1911A1 AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit)
Colt 1911 Argentine DGFM
Colt 1911 Argentine-Made Ballester Molina
Colt Brazilian Models 1911A1
Colt 1911A1 MKIV Series 70 Government Model
Colt 1911A1 MKIV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match
Colt 1911 Series 70 Service Model WWI
Colt 1911 Series 70 Gunsite Pistol
Colt 1911 Series 70 Gunsite Pistol Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 Combat Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 MK IV Series 80 Government Model
Colt 1991A1
Colt M1991A1 Commander
Colt M1991A1 Compact
Colt MK IV Series 80 Gold Cup National Match
Colt 1911 Officer’s ACP
Colt Lightweight Officer’s ACP
Colt Concealed Carry Officer’s Model
Colt 1911 Delta Gold Cup
Colt 1911 Delta Elite
Colt Combat Elite
Colt Combat Target Model
Colt Combat Target Combat Commander
Colt Combat Target Officer’s ACP
Colt Special Combat Government
Colt XSE Series Model O Pistols
Colt O-Model Concealed Carry Officer’s (0985OXS)
Colt O-Model Gold Cup
Colt Defender
Colt Defender Model O (07000D)
Colt 1911 – WWI Replica
Colt Concealed Carry
Colt New Agent
Colt Double Eagle
Colt Double Eagle Officer’s Model
Colt Double Eagle Combat Commander
Colt Double Eagle First Edition
Colt .38 Super (2006)
Colt Pocket Nine
Colt Tac Nine
Colt Mustang
Colt Mustang PocketLite
Colt Government Pocketlite LW
Colt Mustang Plus II
Colt Pony
Colt Pony PocketLite
Colt .380 Series 80 Government Model
Colt CZ40
Colt Model 2000
Colt First Series Pre-Woodsman .22
Colt First Series Woodsman Target .22
Colt First Series Woodsman Sport .22
Colt Second Series Woodsman Target
Colt Second Series Woodsman Sport
Colt Second Series Woodsman Match Target 6 inch barrel
Colt Second Series Woodsman Match Target 4 ½ inch barrel
Colt Second Series Challenger
Colt Third Series Woodsman Target
Colt Third Series Woodsman Sport
Colt Third Series Huntsman
Colt Third Series Targetsman
Colt Third Series Cadet/Colt .22
Colt Third Series .22 Target
Colt Colteer I-22
Colt Stagecoach
Colt Courier
Colt Colteer
Colt “57” Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Coltsman Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Coltsman Pump Shotgun
Colt Semi-Auto Shotgun
Colt Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Light Rifle
Colt Sauer Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Sauer Short Action
Colt Sauer Drilling
Colt-Sharps Rifle
Colt AR-15 Sporter (Model #6000)
Colt AR-15 Sporter w/ Collapsible Stock (Model #6001)
Colt AR-15 Carbine (#6420)
Colt AR-15 9mm Carbine (Model #6450)
Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II (Model #6500)
Colt AR-15A2 Government Model Carbine (Model #6520)
Colt AR-15A2 Government Model (Model #6550)
Colt AR-15A2 H-Bar (Model #6600)
Colt AR-15A2 Delta H-Bar (Model #6600DH)
Colt Sporter Lightweight Rifle
Colt Sporter Target Model Rifle (Model #6551)
Colt Sporter Match H-bar (Model #6601)
Colt AR-15 (XM16E1)
Colt Sporter Match Delta H-Bar (Model #6601 DH)
Colt Match H-BAR Compensated (Model #6601C)
Colt Sporter Competition H-BAR (Model #6700)
Colt Sporter Competition H-BAR Select w/scope (Model #6700CH)
Colt Match Target Competition H-BAR Compensated (Model #6700C)
Colt AR-15 Carbine Flat-top Heavyweight/Match Target Competition (Model #6731)
Colt AR-15 Tactical Carbine (Model #6721)
Colt Sporter H-BAR Elite/Accurized Rifle (Model #6724)
Colt Special Combat Government Model (Competition)
Colt Special Combat Government Model (Carry)
Colt Gold Cup Commander
Colt U.S. Shooting Team Gold Cup
Colt Gold Cup Trophy
Colt McCormick Commander
Colt McCormick Officer
Colt McCormick Factory Racer
Colt Classic .45 Special Edition
Colt 125th Anniversary Edition Peacemaker
Colt Custom Anaconda
Colt Ultimate Python
Colt Python Elite
Colt Anaconda Hunter
Colt Bobbed Detective Special
Colt Limited Class .45 ACP
Colt Compensated Model .45 ACP
Colt Compensated .45 ACP Commander
Colt Nite Lite .380
Colt Standard Tactical Model
Colt Superior Tactical Model
Colt Deluxe Tactical Model
Colt Paterson Belt Model Paterson No. 2
Colt Paterson Belt Model Paterson No. 3
Colt Paterson Ehlers Model Pocket Paterson
Colt Paterson Ehlers Belt Model Paterson
Colt Paterson Texas Paterson Model No. 5
Colt First Model Ring Lever Rifle
Colt Second Model Ring Lever Rifle
Colt Model 1839 Shotgun
Colt Model 1839 Carbine
Colt Model 1839/1850 Carbine
Colt Model 1854 Russian Contract Musket
Colt Walker Model Revolver
Colt Civilian Walker Revolver
Colt Whitneyville Hartford Dragoon
Colt Walker Replacement Dragoon
Colt First Model Dragoon
Colt Second Model Dragoon
Colt Third Model Dragoon
Colt Hartford English Dragoon
Colt Model 1848 Baby Dragoon
Colt Texas Ranger/Indian Scene
Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Colt London Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Martial Model
Colt Shoulder Stock Variations
Colt London Model 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1855 Side Hammer “Root” Pocket Revolver
Colt Models 1 and 1A Serial #1-384
Colt Model 2 Serial #476-25000
Colt Model 3 Serial #25001-30000
Colt Model 3A and 4 Serial #1-2400
Colt Model 5 Serial #2401-8000
Colt Model 5A Serial #2401-8000
Colt Model 6 and 6A Serial #8001-11074
Colt Model 7 and 7A Serial #11075-14000
Colt Model 1855 Sporting Rifle, 1st Model
Colt Model 1855 1st Model Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Half-Stock Sporting Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Full Stock Military Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Full Stock Sporting Rifle
Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Artillery Carbine
Colt Model 1855 British Carbine
Colt Model 1855 Revolving Shotgun
Colt Model 1861 Single-Shot Rifled Musket
Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Civilian Model
Colt Full Fluted Cylinder Model
Colt Model 161 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Pocket Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver
Colt Thuer Conversion Revolver
Colt Richards Conversion, 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Martially Marked Variation
Colt Transition Richards Model
Colt Richards-Mason Conversion, 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Richards-Mason Conversions 1851 Navy Revolver
Colt Richards-Mason Conversion 1861 Navy Revolver
Colt Model 1862 Police and Pocket Navy Conversions
Colt Round Barrel Pocket Navy with Ejector
Colt Model 1871-1872 Open Top Revolver
Colt First Model Derringer
Colt Second Model Derringer
Colt Third Model Derringer
Colt House Model Revolver
Colt Open Top Pocket Revolver
Colt New Line Revolver .22
Colt New Line Revolver .30
Colt New Line Revolver .32
Colt New Line Revolver .38
Colt New Line Revolver .41
Colt New House Model Revolver
Colt New Police Revolver
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver 1sy Year Production
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver Early Military Model 1873-1877
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver Early Civilian Model 1873-1877
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver .44 Rimfire Model 1875-1880
Colt Antique Single Action Army Revolver
Colt Late Military Model 1878-1891
Colt Artillery Model 1895-1903
Colt London Model
Colt Frontier Six-Shooter 1878-1882
Colt Sheriff’s or Storekeeper’s Model 1882-1898
Colt Flattop Target Model 1888-1896
Colt Bisley Model 1894-1915
Colt Bisley Flattop Target 1894-1913
Colt Standard Civilian Production Models 1876-1898
Colt Standard Pre-War Models
Colt Long Fluted Cylinder Model 1913-1915
Colt Standard Post-War Model 1956-1975
Colt Sheriff’s Model 1960-1975
Colt Buntline Special 1957-1975
Colt New Frontier 1961-1975
Colt New Frontier Buntline Special 1962-1967
Colt Buntline Special 3rd Generation
Colt New Frontier 3rd Generation
Colt Standard Single-Action Army
Colt Cowboy (CB1850)
Colt Single-Action Army “The Legend”
Colt Frontier Six Shooter
Colt Sheriff’s and Storekeeper’s Model (2008)
Colt Frontier Scout 1957-1971
Colt Peacemaker & New Frontier .22
Colt Scout Model SAA 1962-1971
Colt Berdan Single-Shot Rifle
Colt-Franklin Military Rifle
Colt-Burgess Lever Action Rifle
Colt Lightning Slide-Action, Medium Frame
Colt Lightning Slide Action Small-Frame
Colt Lightning Slide-Action, Large-Frame (Express)
Colt Model 1878 Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Model 1883 Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Double-Barrel Rifle
Colt Model 1877 “Lightning” and “Thunderer”
Colt Model 1878 “Frontier”
Colt Model 1878 “Frontier” Standard
Colt Model 1902 (Philippine or Alaskan Model) Colt
Colt Model 1889 Navy – Civilian Model
Kittinger furniture serial numbers. Colt Model 1889 U.S. Navy – Martial Model
Colt Model 1892 “New Army and Navy” – Civilian Model
Colt Model 1905 Marine Corps
Colt New Service Model
Colt Improved Target Model
Colt Early Model, #1-21000
Colt Early Model Target, #6000-15000
Colt Improved Model, #21000-325000
Colt Improved Target Model, #21000-325000
Colt U.S. Army Model 1909, #30000-50000
Colt U.S. Navy Model 1909, #50000-52000
Colt U.S. Marine Corps Model 1909, #21000-23000
Colt U.S. Army Model 1917, #150000-301000
Colt Model 1917 Civilian, #335000-336000
Colt Shooting Master, #333000-350000
Colt New Pocket Model
Colt Pocket Positive
Colt Army Special Model
Colt New Police Model
Colt Police Positive
Colt Police Positive Target
Colt Police Positive Special
Colt Police Positive Special Mark V
Colt Officer’s Model Target 1st Issue
Colt Officer’s Model Target 2nd Issue
Colt Camp Perry Single-Shot
Colt Officer’s Model Match
Colt Official Police
Colt Commando Model
Colt Marshall Model
Colt .38 SF-VI
Colt .38 SF-VI Special Lady
Colt Detective Special 1st Issue
Colt Detective Special 2nd Issue
Colt Detective Special II (DS-II)
Colt Magnum Carry
Colt Banker’s Special
Colt Cobra 1st Issue
Colt Cobra 2nd Issue
Colt Agent 1st Issue
Colt Border Patrol
Colt Agent L.W. 2nd Issue
Colt Aircrewman Special
Colt Courier
Colt Trooper
Colt .357 Magnum
Colt Diamond
Colt Viper
Colt Python
Colt Python Elite
Colt Python .38 Special
Colt Python Hunter
Colt Metropolitan MK III
Colt Lawman MK III
Colt Lawman MK V
Colt Trooper MK III
Colt Trooper MK V
Colt Boa
Colt Peacekeeper
Colt King Cobra
Colt Stainless Steel
Colt High Polish Stainless Steel
Colt Anaconda
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Navy Military Model
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Army Military Model – 1st Contract
Colt Model 1900 U.S. Army Military Model – 2nd Contract
Colt Model 1902 Sporting Pistol
Colt Model 1902 Military Pistol
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1903 Hammerless .32 Pocket Pistol
Colt U.S. Military Model
Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .380 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1908 Hammerless .25 Pocket Pistol
Colt Model 1905 .45 Automatic Pistol
Colt Early “1911 Commercial Government Model”
Colt Standard “1911 Commercial Model” (un-numbered slide)
Colt Standard “1911 Commercial Model” (numbered slide)
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” Argentine Contracts
Colt “1911 Commercial Model” Russian Order
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” Canadian Contract
Colt “1911 Commercial Government Model” British Contract
Colt Norwegian Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1912
Colt Norwegian Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1914
Colt Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk Pistol Model 1914
Colt Model 1911 Automatic Military Pistol
Colt 1911A1 Commercial Government Model
Colt Pre-WWII Colt “1911A1 Commercial Government Model”
Colt Argentine-made 1911A1 Model Pistols without Swartz Safeties
Colt Brazilian, Mexican, and other South American (except Argentina)
Colt National Match Caliber .45 Pre-WWII
Colt Swartz Safeties, Pre-WWII
Colt Standard Colt 1911A1 Commercial “Government Model”
Colt Standard 1911A1 Pre-WWII, “Government Model” Normal Brazilian
Colt Argentine Contract Pistols “Modelo Argentino 1927, Calibre .45”
Colt “Military to Commercial Conversions”
Colt Reworks Colt 1911 and 1911A1 Commercial “Government”
Colt Post-WWII Government Model SN C220,000-C220,500
Colt Post-WWII Government Model SN C255,000-C258,000
Colt Super .38 1929 Model, Pre-WWII
Colt Super Match .38 1935 Model, Pre-WWII
Colt Ace Model .22 Pistol
Colt Pre-1945 Service Model Ace .22 R.F. Pistol
Colt Service Model Ace-Post-War
Colt Conversion Units .22-.45, .45-.22
Colt Pre-war and Post-war “U” numbered Service Model
Colt Post-war Conversion Units
Colt Pre-war Service Model Ace (Re-) Conversion Unit .45-22
Colt Military National Match .45 Pistol (Drake Slide)
Colt Gold Cup National Match (pre-Series 70)
Colt Gold Cup MKIII National Match
Colt 1911A1 AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit)
Colt 1911 Argentine DGFM
Colt 1911 Argentine-Made Ballester Molina
Colt Brazilian Models 1911A1
Colt 1911A1 MKIV Series 70 Government Model
Colt 1911A1 MKIV Series 70 Gold Cup National Match
Colt 1911 Series 70 Service Model WWI
Colt 1911 Series 70 Gunsite Pistol
Colt 1911 Series 70 Gunsite Pistol Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 Combat Commander
Colt Enhanced 1911 MK IV Series 80 Government Model
Colt 1991A1
Colt M1991A1 Commander
Colt M1991A1 Compact
Colt MK IV Series 80 Gold Cup National Match
Colt 1911 Officer’s ACP
Colt Lightweight Officer’s ACP
Colt Concealed Carry Officer’s Model
Colt 1911 Delta Gold Cup
Colt 1911 Delta Elite
Colt Combat Elite
Colt Combat Target Model
Colt Combat Target Combat Commander
Colt Combat Target Officer’s ACP
Colt Special Combat Government
Colt XSE Series Model O Pistols
Colt O-Model Concealed Carry Officer’s (0985OXS)
Colt O-Model Gold Cup
Colt Defender
Colt Defender Model O (07000D)
Colt 1911 – WWI Replica
Colt Concealed Carry
Colt New Agent
Colt Double Eagle
Colt Double Eagle Officer’s Model
Colt Double Eagle Combat Commander
Colt Double Eagle First Edition
Colt .38 Super (2006)
Colt Pocket Nine
Colt Tac Nine
Colt Mustang
Colt Mustang PocketLite
Colt Government Pocketlite LW
Colt Mustang Plus II
Colt Pony
Colt Pony PocketLite
Colt .380 Series 80 Government Model
Colt CZ40
Colt Model 2000
Colt First Series Pre-Woodsman .22
Colt First Series Woodsman Target .22
Colt First Series Woodsman Sport .22
Colt Second Series Woodsman Target
Colt Second Series Woodsman Sport
Colt Second Series Woodsman Match Target 6 inch barrel
Colt Second Series Woodsman Match Target 4 ½ inch barrel
Colt Second Series Challenger
Colt Third Series Woodsman Target
Colt Third Series Woodsman Sport
Colt Third Series Huntsman
Colt Third Series Targetsman
Colt Third Series Cadet/Colt .22
Colt Third Series .22 Target
Colt Colteer I-22
Colt Stagecoach
Colt Courier
Colt Colteer
Colt “57” Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Coltsman Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Coltsman Pump Shotgun
Colt Semi-Auto Shotgun
Colt Double-Barrel Shotgun
Colt Light Rifle
Colt Sauer Bolt-Action Rifle
Colt Sauer Short Action
Colt Sauer Drilling
Colt-Sharps Rifle
Colt AR-15 Sporter (Model #6000)
Colt AR-15 Sporter w/ Collapsible Stock (Model #6001)
Colt AR-15 Carbine (#6420)
Colt AR-15 9mm Carbine (Model #6450)
Colt AR-15A2 Sporter II (Model #6500)
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Introduced in 1955, over 2.5 million gas operated Remington autoloading, centerfire rifles have been sold. The original 1955 Model 740 and the current Model 7400 are favorites of deer hunters and carry on a proud tradition of fine autoloading, centerfire rifles from Remington that began in 1906. The original John Browning designed autoloader was first called The Remington Autoloading Rifle and was later renamed in Remington’s 1911 catalog to the now familiar Model 8. Its reliability is legendary and many early models are still in use today. Over 69,490 Model 8s, in calibers .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington and .35 Remington were made from 1906 to 1936. A Du Pont executive, Charles Krum Davis, took over as Remington Arms Company President in 1933. He realized that the venerable Model 8 autoloading rifle was outdated and expensive to manufacture. A cosmetic rework, started in 1934, resulted in the June 1936 introduction of the Model 81. It was now called the Woodmaster and at least 55,581, in calibers .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .300 Savage, .32 Remington and .35 Remington were made from 1936 to the end of production in 1950. Serious work on a completely new autoloading centerfire rifle was started in 1940 and given the engineering studies designation – Model 740. The new Model 740 and its sibling – the Model 760 pump-action rifle – followed parallel development paths until the December 7, 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor when all of Remington’s domestic projects were put on hold. Development work resumed in late 1943 and by July 12, 1944 a formal proposal for development, testing and production was requested. A prototype, in caliber .30-06, was later demonstrated in 1944. It utilized an | aluminum alloy receiver large enough to accommodate the .300 H&H Magnum. By 1947 there were two gun design teams working on both the autoloading and pump action rifles – Remington’s Technical Division, Ilion, New York working on the Models 740 and 760 and the Du Pont Engineering Department in Wilmington, Delaware working on the Models 742 and 762. An inevitable turf war developed and President Davis resolved the conflict November 11, 1947 by making Du Pont’s L. Ray Crittendon, who originally managed the design of the Springfield 1903A3 during World War II and later the Model 11-48 autoloading shotgun, a part of the Remington design team. His Models 742 autoloading rifle and 762 pump action rifle, based on the dimensions of the 28 gauge Model 11-48 shotgun receiver, eventually were selected and subjected to extended function and endurance tests. He also, in 1951, developed the autoloading rifle magazine bolt release that had generated some discussion in the early years. Remington’s safety principle, used since 1906, was to see the rifle empty and open after the last shot is fired. It is still in use today. In the late 1940s, three gas operating systems, tappet as used in the M1 Carbine, gas expansion as used in the M1 Garand and impulse reaction, were tested using a caliber .30-06 Model 721 bolt action rifle. The gas systems did not operate the bolt but instead were connected to instruments measuring the force generated over time. The impulse reaction system of gas flowing in a tube that impinges on a blind hole in the action bar was selected. The Model 742 engineering studies designation was changed to the Model 740 Woodmaster on May 22, 1950. |
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The new Model 740’s introduction, originally scheduled for the same January 1952 date as the new Model 760 pump-action rifle, was delayed three years until February 1, 1955. Problems with the exhaust gas corroding the forearm liner, hard opening of the bolt and magazine feeding problems contributed to the delay. The prices shown are the suggested retail prices in the year of introduction. The new Model 740 was introduced to the public in Remington’s 1955 consumer catalog. The receiver was drilled and tapped for scope mounts and a receiver sight. The new rifle had an overall length of 42 ¼ inches, a barrel of 22 inches, and weighed 7 ½ pounds. It was offered only in caliber .30-06 and in two grades: A – standard at $124.95 and ADL – “A Deluxe” at $139.95. The ADL grade featured a high comb, checkered straight grain walnut stock with grip cap and sling swivels. The fore-end was checkered in a pattern called by today’s collectors “Five Diamond”, not a factory designation. The BDL – “B Deluxe Special” grade, introduced later that year for an additional $20.00, was the same as the ADL except the wood was figured. A few rifles have been observed with the BDL grade engraved after the model number but this is the exception. Sales in 1955 surpassed all marketing expectations and totaled 97,620 rifles of which 74% were A grade. The first production Model 740, serial number 1001, “F” grade engraved and inlaid with gold game scenes by Remington master engraver Carl Ennis, was presented to President Davis. It is now on permanent display in the Remington Museum, Ilion, New York. May 1956 saw the introduction of the caliber .308 Winchester. Total sales that year were 50,143 of which 11,313 were in caliber .308 Winchester. It is interesting to note that in the first two years the Model 740 production totaled 147,763 rifles or 22,692 more than the total combined production of the Models 8 and 81 from 1906 to the end of production in 1950. The .244 Remington was added to the list of calibers in 1957. The 1958 changes included the addition of the .280 Remington caliber and the discontinuance of the BDL grade. The Model 740 was discontinued December 31, 1959 with a total production of 252,275 including | 35 D & F grade engraved rifles. Around 1,000 caliber .244 Remington Model 740s remained in the warehouse and sales, in this caliber, continued through 1961 to clear the inventory. The Model 742 began as a Model 740 improvement program in the spring of 1958. It addressed the cartridge ejection problem by repositioning the extractor and ejector along with widening the receiver ejection port. A latch was fitted to the bolt preventing bolt rotation when unlocked. The scope of the redesign program was expanded in April 1959 to improve the accuracy of the rifle. A double pitch screw provides the proper fore-end clearance. Changes were also made to the operating handle, gas nozzle and magazine latch. The magazine feed lips were changed to improve cartridge feeding. This improved magazine has the caliber designation boxed. |
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The new Model 742, in two grades and three calibers .30-06, .308 Winchester and .280 Remington, was introduced January 6, 1960. The standard A grade,at $138.50, had a plain uncheckered buttstock and vertical grooves on the forearm. The $154.45 ADL “Deluxe” grade featured checkering on the all purpose buttstock and forearm, grip cap and roll engraved game scenes on both side panels. A screw attached rear sight, step adjustable for elevation and screw adjustable for windage and set on a base was standard for both grades. The Model 742 carbine, with a 18 ½ inch barrel and 7 ¼ pound weight, was introduced a year later in 1961. 742 CARBINE was stamped in large letters after the caliber designation on the barrel. The CDL carbine grade was equivalent to the ADL grade rifle. The prices were the same as the rifles. The single Standard grade stock with pressed checkering replaced the A, ADL, C, and CDL grades in 1964 and cost $149.95. The Model 742 BDL Deluxe, later called the Custom Deluxe, was introduced in 1966 for $169.95. It featured a stepped receiver, Monte Carlo buttstock, flat forearm and pressed basketweave checkering. It was available in a left handed version; however, cartridge ejection was still right handed. The Model 742 serial number sequence was changed on November 26, 1968 as a result of the 1968 Gun Control Act that required no two guns from the same manufacturer have the same serial number. The initial Model 742 serial number sequence began at 1001 and ended at 396562. The new serial number sequence, now shared with the Model 760 pump-action rifle, began at 6900000. |
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The Remington Model 742 was discontinued December 31, 1980 with the introduction of the Model Four and Model 7400. However, sales continued well into 1981 to clean out warehouse stock. Only 75 Model 742s were engraved in D and F grades. The total production of the Model 742 was 1,497,169 of which 113,970 were carbines. A percentage of sales by caliber and years offered include:
| In 1974 Remington began a major product improvement program to replace both the autoloader Model 742 and the pump action Model 760. By 1976 development of the “New Generation Rifles,” as the models were called, was well under way. The new autoloader rifles, now with model numbers, were introduced in late 1980 as the deluxe Model Four and the popular-priced Model 7400. Advertising both in the catalog and the sporting press concentrated on the Model Four, and it wasn’t until 1983 that the Model 7400 received equal billing. The major improvements over the Model 742 were a simpler bolt, which now had four lugs in place of nineteen, and a single unit replacing the breech ring and barrel extension. A self centering conical gas seal between the barrel lug nozzle and the action bar improved gas sealing and provided more consistent bolt speed. Smoother operation came from a hardened steel receiver insert mated to a matching lug on the bolt and heavier action bars. The magazine was redesigned and the magazine release increased in size. The scope mount screw size and screw hole spacing were increased for greater strength, thus Model 742 scope mounts will not fit. Both the Models Four and 7400 retained the original Model 742 specifications of an overall length of 42 inches, a barrel of 22 inches, and weight of 7 ½ pounds. The Model 7400 cost $399.95 and the Model Four $449.95. |
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The Remington Model Four was introduced January 1981 as a replacement for the Model 742 BDL Custom Deluxe. It featured positive cut checkering on a slimmer pistol grip, full cheekpiece Monte Carlo buttstock, and a flared forearm. A cartridge head medallion denoting the caliber was inlaid in the barrel extension. Serial numbers, shared with the Model Six pump-action rifle, started at A4000000. It was not offered in the 1988 catalog as production ended December 31, 1987. A total of 68,085 rifles, including two engraved rifles, were produced. Percentage sales by caliber were: .30-06 – 52%, .270 Winchester – 24%, .243 Winchester- 9%, .308 Winchester – 8%, 7 mm Express Remington – 5%, and 6 mm Remington – 2%. | The following list is of Remington Model Four shipments, by year:
Two unique promotional tie-ins were introduced in the 1982 catalog. The Bullet Knife R1123 returned to the Remington list of accessories and a dealer could sell one for each Model Four or Model Six sold. This has become one of the most desired of the re-issue of Remington Bullet knives. The 1982 suggested retail price was $45. A Sid Bell designed pewter grip cap insert for $9.95 was offered in four big game designs and one blank for engraving. |
The Sportsman 74 rifle, a lower cost version of the Model 7400, was introduced in mid- 1984 with its own brochure. The Sportsman series was directed towards the mass merchandisers and included the 74 autoloading rifle, 76 pump action rifle , 78 bolt action rifle , 581-S bolt action rimfire rifle, 12 gauge autoloader shotgun and a 12 gauge pump action shotgun. The Sportsman 74 was similar in style to the 1950s A grade Model 740 and featured a plain, uncheckered straight comb, lacquer walnut finish hardwood stock with the same specifications as the Model 7400. All metal was matte finish and the bolt action Model 788 style rear sight was used. The Sportsman 74 was discontinued December 31, 1987, with a total of 47,881 made in caliber .30-06 and 1,574 in caliber .280 Remington for the European market. |
The popular priced Model 7400, introduced in 1981 along with the Model Four, remains in production. The main difference from the Model Four was cosmetic, as the Model 7400 retained the Model 742’s straight comb buttstock and added fine-line press checkering in a fleur-de-lis pattern. It was offered in calibers .30-06, .308 Winchester, .270 Winchester, 7mm Express Remington/.280 Remington and 243 Winchester. A carbine model in caliber .30-06 with an overall length of 38 ½ inches, an 18 ½ inch barrel and weighing 7 ¼ pounds was added in 1988. At the same time the stock finish was changed to satin with no change in the order number. The .35 Whelen caliber was added to the rifle line in 1993 and lasted until 1996. The .280 Remington was dropped in 2001. The first major change in the Model 7400 came in 1991 with an upgrade in the stocks and checkering. The restyled stocks featured a Monte Carlo style buttstock and a new | pattern of cut checkering. The wood finish remained satin; however, rifles, in calibers .30-06 and .270 Winchester, were available with a gloss wood finish. The overall length of both the rifle and the carbine increased by 5/8 of an inch to 42 5/8 inches and 39 ½ inches respectively. The Model 7400 SP or Special Purpose was introduced in 1993. The SP rifle featured matte finish metal, low luster wood finish and a camouflage Cordura sling. It was offered in calibers .30-06 and .270 Winchester. The SP model was not listed in the 1995 catalog. Receiver panels of the Model 7400 were embellished with pressure applied fine-line engraving in 1996. A game scene with a pair of rams is on the right receiver panel and the left panel scene had two elk. It was first noted as “new enhanced receiver engraving” and is still in the line today. |
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A synthetic-stocked Model 7400 was introduced in 1998 and, as of 2009, remains part of the firearms line. The fiberglass-reinforced buttstock and forearm as well as the metal work have a matte black non-reflective finish. It is offered both as a rifle and as a carbine in the same calibers as the wood-stocked models. Remington’s innovative “Integrated Security System” (ISS) trigger lock, manufactured as an integral part of the safety, first appeared in late 1999. The Model 7400 “Weathermaster” was introduced in 2002. It featured a black synthetic stock with a matte nickel plated receiver, barrel, and magazine for protection against inclement conditions. This item remains in current 2009 inventory. |
The 1990s began the era of niche marketing as distributors special ordered non-cataloged variations.. Black laminated or brown laminated stocks were offered in some years. Remington also produced a European market Model 7400 with a special two-shot magazine. Several roll-engraved commemorative Model 742s and Model 7400s have been offered. 11,412 Model 742s with a goldfilled 150th Anniversary logo on the left side were sold in 1966. 1,968 Canadian Centennial Model 742, in caliber .308 Winchester, were sold in 1967. A number were offered as cased sets with a similarly appointed Ruger 10/22. | Remington celebrated the Bicentennial by offering 10,108 Model 742s with a gold-filled 1776 – 1976 logo on the left receiver panel. Fifteen hundred Limited Edition Model Fours, commemorating over 75 years of autoloader rifle production, were offered in 1982. Both side panels of the receiver were etched with scrollwork and the left panel featured a gold plated hunting scene based on a N. C. Wyeth painting from the Remington Arms Company Collection. The right panel featured gold plated Model 8 and the Model Four rifles. Approximately 5,000 of the 175th Anniversary rifles with an American Eagle and a scroll design roll marked on the left receiver panel were sold in 1991. |
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Fewer than thirty five gun sets, consisting of a Model 700 |
bolt action Model 870 pump shotgun, Model 1100 autoloaded shotgun,
Model 7400 autolader rifle and the Model 7600 rifle, were sold in 1996 to
commemorate the 180th Anniversary or Remington. The Model 7400 left receiver panel had a pair of rams, a bust of Eliphalet Remington and a 180th Anniversary banner, all gold embellished. The right receiver panel had two gold embellished elk. The 1997 catalog offered the Buckmasters Limited Edition M7400 with special pressure applied fine-line engraving on both receiver panels and fewer than 800 were sold.
Model 7400 autolader rifle and the Model 7600 rifle, were sold in 1996 to
commemorate the 180th Anniversary or Remington. The Model 7400 left receiver panel had a pair of rams, a bust of Eliphalet Remington and a 180th Anniversary banner, all gold embellished. The right receiver panel had two gold embellished elk. The 1997 catalog offered the Buckmasters Limited Edition M7400 with special pressure applied fine-line engraving on both receiver panels and fewer than 800 were sold.
Remington President C.K. Davis (1933 to 1953) , L. Ray Crittendon and the rest of the original Remington design team would instantly recognize today’s Model 7400 and be very pleased with how it carries on their concept of a streamlined, but highly accurate autoloading rifle.
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