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| colt history by serial number: Samuel Colt Herbert G. Houze, Carolyn C. Cooper, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, 2006-01-01 The fascinating story of the American inventor and manufacturer who perfected the revolver Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his Colt revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility--paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by renowned artists like George Catlin to promote his arms. Colt's standards for excellence, industrial foresight, and quest for market domination are explored in light of primary documents that reveal his constant battles to protect his patents. Essays discuss Colt's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventor's career, and his international celebrity. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, this volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfect--as well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture. |
| colt history by serial number: Blue Book Pocket Guide for Colt Dates of Manufacture Robert Lawrence Wilson, 2012 The Second Edition Blue Book Pocket Guide for Colt Dates of Manufacture by R.L. Wilson is the only up-to-date, condensed reference that provides the reader with the most recent Colt serialization, providing dates of manufacture on most Colt firearms. |
| colt history by serial number: Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson Jim Supica, Richard Nahas, 2001 More than 775 models of Smith & Wesson guns produced since 1857 are listed according to model and year of manufacture with updated prices in up to five grades of condition. Includes a range of serial numbers for each year of manufacture. This is the most comprehensive list of Smith & Wesson products and prices available. |
| colt history by serial number: Black Rifle II Christopher R. Bartocci, 2004 This new book is a sequel to the perennially popular 1987 Collector Grade title The Black Rifle, which is now in its fourth printing. Amazingly, considering the storms of controversy which surrounded the light rifle program in its early days, the M16 has gone on to become the longest-serving shoulder arm in US history, and the benchmark against which any new military rifle, American or otherwise, must now be compared. Even more astonishingly, the M16 today is at the center of a thriving, multi-million-dollar industry involving numerous companies and military agencies who are designing and manufacturing drop-in upper receivers in various configurations and calibers, plus complex rail systems and other high-tech accessories, all based on the M16 3platform2, which thereby grows more firmly established with each passing day. This book chronicles all the new third- and fourth-generation rifle and carbine models which have been introduced by Colt and Diemaco since The Black Rifle was originally published, and describes and depicts the myriad of enhanced sights and rails systems which help make the M16s of today the most versatile, modular and effective combat weapons in the world. It also includes a comprehensive survey of the Colt semi-automatic-only family of commercial and law enforcement products, in .222 Remington, 5.56mm (.223 Remington), 9mm and 7.62x39mm, and an in-depth Reference Compendium of all Colt military and civilian models and components--Publisher's description. |
| colt history by serial number: United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 14748, Senate Reports Nos. 225-291 , |
| colt history by serial number: The Machine Gun: History, evolution and development of manually operated, full automatic, and power driven aircraft machine guns George M. Chinn, 1951 The series of books entitled The machine gun was begun with the belief that the next best thing to actual knowledge is knowing where to find it. The research summarized within the covers of these volumes has been compiled by the Bureau of Ordinance, Department of the Navy, in order to place in the hands of those rightfully interested in the art of automatic weapon design, the world's recorded progress in this field of endeavor.--Vol. II, p. v. |
| colt history by serial number: Army History , 2016 |
| colt history by serial number: The Machine Gun, History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons Ordnance Bureau (Navy Department), 1951 |
| colt history by serial number: The Black Rifle R. Blake Stevens, Edward Clinton Ezell, 2004 |
| colt history by serial number: Guns of the Civil War , 2011-03-28 Featuring guns photographed by Dennis Adler from the Mike Clark/Collector's Firearms Collection; the Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection; and the Dennis LeVett Collection, with additional photography provided by the Rock Island Auction Company Archives. |
| colt history by serial number: Guns on the Early Frontiers Carl Parcher Russell, 1980-01-01 Here is a book for the historian, the student, the gun collector or aficionado. . . . It approaches understatement to call Guns on the Early Frontiers an outstanding contribution to firearms literature. It sets its own standard.--New York Times. A Glossary of Gun Terms, ample footnotes most skillfully arranged and illustrations beyond the dreams of avarice complement the text, which achieves the miracle of scholarship without tedium.--W.H. Hutchinson, San Francisco Chronicle. Not the least interesting portions of the book are the notes and glossary and the excellent bibliography. Here [is] a book designed primarily for the serious collector or gun historian, but whose readable style should appeal even to the casual amateur. The collecting of old guns, whether privately or by a public institution, involves a certain responsibility. These guns, whose history is inextricably linked with the history of settlement, require something more than careful preservations. They require--and the present volume goes far to supply--accurate documentation.--Canadian Historical Review. Carl P. Russell, a leading authority on firearms of the American frontier, was coordinator of planning for the science and history museums and other interpretive facilities of the National Park Service in the Western United States. |
| colt history by serial number: Fortitudine , 2001 |
| colt history by serial number: Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons Gerald Prenderghast, 2018-04-04 From the very earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have wanted to develop weapons with more firepower. This has inevitably led to a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons, beginning with the Chinese repeating crossbow in the 4th century BCE, and ending with the world's most common firearm, the Kalashnikov AK-47. The author describes the potency of the machine gun in World War I, the development of the semiautomatic pistol and the role of the submachine gun in improving the effectiveness of the infantryman. |
| colt history by serial number: The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1992 Thomas Henshaw, 1993 Photographs and text present the history of the Winchester firearm, including their rifles, shotguns and revolvers beginning in 1866 to 1992. |
| colt history by serial number: Major Wolcott’s List William N. Hockett, 2024-04-14 The Johnson County War took place in Wyoming in April 1892. At that time, a group of powerful Wyoming cattlemen created a hit list of seventy men—small ranchers, cowboys, and others they considered a hindrance to large-scale ranching interests. They planned an invasion of the county, intending to search out and kill the men on the list. But when they arrived, the locals fought back. Major Wolcott’s List does not explore the conflict itself; instead, it provides in-depth information on the firearms that participants used—the first book to provide such detail for the guns used an actual Old West gunfight. Author William N. Hockett lists the firearms surrendered at the end of the Johnson County Cattle War by name and by make and model, including calibers, serial numbers, and other important details. Hockett also offers an analysis of the firearms used, including as much information as possible about the weapons and their cartridges. Intended for historians, collections, and aficionados of Wyoming history, this study presents a thorough guide to firearms of the late nineteenth-century American West. |
| colt history by serial number: The West of Wild Bill Hickok Joseph G. Rosa, 1994-08-31 Of all the Old West figures whose images eventually found their way into our popular culture, none was better known than Wild Bill Hickok. This book, a companion volume to Joseph Rosa’s exhaustive biography, They Called Him Wild Bill, reproduces in one volume nearly all the known portraits of Wild Bill, together with photographs of his family, his friends, his foes, and the places that knew him. |
| colt history by serial number: Colt-Root Model 1853 John J. Fluck, 1950 |
| colt history by serial number: Popular Mechanics , 1964-11 Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle. |
| colt history by serial number: Voting Rights Act: Evidence of Continued Need, Serial No. 109-103, Volume I, March 8, 2006, 109-2 Hearing, * , 2006 |
| colt history by serial number: Military History , 1996-04 |
| colt history by serial number: Firearms Legislation: (Washington) May 14, July 17, 23, 24, September 24, and October 1, 9, 1975 United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, 1976 |
| colt history by serial number: Firearms Legislation United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, 1975 |
| colt history by serial number: The Plots to Rescue the Tsar Shay McNeal, 2002 A reappraisal of one of the most memorable events of 20th-century history. Using such sources as recently declassified intelligence files and new scientific analysis, the author examines the disappearance of the Russian imperial family in 1917, challenging the accepted theories of their fate. |
| colt history by serial number: The Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver Charles W. Pate, 2018-01-24 |
| colt history by serial number: The Reverend and the Peacemaker Roger Baker, 2021 Captain James R. Cole was the third generation of the Cole family to carry the same pistol into combat. James believed he knew the story of the old Long Colt-the Peacemaker-a 45 caliber revolver. The first of his family to carry the gun was his grandfather, who handed it down to James' father. His father handed down the weapon to James along with the tales of his grandfather's wartime experiences and stories of his own combat, and all involved the same unique revolver. James recalled his own experiences with the old weapon in the jungles of Vietnam. The ancient weapon seemed to possess an aura of protective power over the soldier who carried it in combat. However, in the Vietnam War, the long Colt would protect only Captain Cole's life, thus he was the only survivor when his small command was overpowered in a fierce battle. Badly wounded, and grief stricken from the loss of his men, he resigned his commission and dedicated the rest of his life to the care and welfare of others through gospel ministry. Little did he know that national problems would hound him in his new life, or the role the old Peacemaker would play. As he attempted to build a life for himself and his new family in the Old South, James would face ridicule as a veteran of the Vietnam War, racial unrest, and Islamic intervention. But with God's grace, the love of his beautiful wife and children-and perhaps some other worldly assistance from the old Colt, he pursued life in a sometimes dangerous, but fulfilling manner. |
| colt history by serial number: Inventors and Inventions Alvin K. Benson, 2010 In-depth critical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. Features 409 essays covering 413 individual inventors (including twenty seven women). |
| colt history by serial number: Popular Mechanics , 1985-10 Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle. |
| colt history by serial number: The Collected Works of H. Beam Piper H. Beam Piper, 2023-12-15 This carefully crafted ebook: The Collected Works of H. Beam Piper is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Terro-Human Future History Series: Uller Uprising Four-Day Planet The Cosmic Computer Space Viking The Return Omnilingual The Edge of the Knife The Keeper Graveyard of Dreams Ministry of Disturbance Oomphel in the Sky A Slave is a Slave Naudsonce Little Fuzzy The Paratime Series: He Walked Around the Horses Police Operation Last Enemy Temple Trouble Genesis Time Crime Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen Down Styphon! Other Novels: Lone Star Planet (A Planet for Texans) Null-ABC (Crisis in 2140) Murder in the Gunroom Short Stories: Time and Time Again Flight from Tomorrow The Mercenaries Day of the Moron Dearest The Answer Hunter Patrol Crossroads of Destiny Rebel Raider Operation R.S.V.P. |
| colt history by serial number: Handguns 2002 Ken Ramage, 2001-09 The latest edition of the top-selling handguns annual presents new reports on handguns for field and personal protection use. The comprehensive catalog section is fully updated, expanded, and well illustrated, displaying today's commercially available handguns. New feature articles provide the latest on trends, gun tests, selfdefense, and handgun hunting. The catalog section covers currently manufactured semi-custom handguns and commercial centerfire, rimfire, and blackpowder pistols, as well as airguns. Plus an accessories section covers handgun grips, sights, scopes, metallic reloading presses, and spotting scopes. An essential reference section gives enthusiasts the NRA Compendium of Firearms Laws, the NRA Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Guide, a directory of the handgunning trade, and listings of arms associations, periodicals, and books. - Extensively updated handgun catalog section - Expanded semi-custom handguns and handgun grips coverage - Latest trends, gun tests, self-defense, and handgun hunting |
| colt history by serial number: Popular Mechanics , 1985-10 Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle. |
| colt history by serial number: Colt Single Action Dennis Alder, 2015-11-10 This book spans the entire history of Sam Colt's developments in handguns. It follows the first Paterson revolvers through the legendary 1860 Army and the evolution of cap and ball revolvers into the cartridge models carried during the Western Expansion of the 1870s. Author and photographer Dennis Adler takes you on a historical journey through time with striking studio photography of the world's greatest Colt revolvers, factory archival images and original patent drawings, and tales of the soldiers, lawmen, and lawbreakers who made Colt revolvers part of American history. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
| colt history by serial number: Hobbies , 1969 |
| colt history by serial number: The Official Guide to Collecting Handguns 1985 House Of Collectibles, 1980-01-02 |
| colt history by serial number: The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values Dan Shideler, 2005-11-01 Provides values and details on over 12,000 guns manufactured from 1900 to the present. |
| colt history by serial number: Important Civil War Auction, June 24, 2007, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.), 2007 |
| colt history by serial number: Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of Percussion Colt Revolvers and Conversions Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), John E. Parsons, 1942 |
| colt history by serial number: California. Court of Appeal (4th Appellate District). Division 2. Records and Briefs California (State)., Number of Exhibits: 1 |
| colt history by serial number: Antiques , 1980-07 |
| colt history by serial number: Marlin Firearms William S. Brophy, 1989 From 1863 to the present--the company and the men who made it successful, the details of all models of rifles and the many other Marlin products. |
| colt history by serial number: HSA Heritage Auctions Arms, Militaria and Civil War Auction Catalog #6050, Dallas, TX Marsha Dixey, 2010-11 |
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