Colt Firearms Collector

 

1903 April

Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company

Hartford, Conn., U.S.A

Colt's Revolvers Catalog

Automatic Pistols, Repeating Rifles,

Automatic Machine Guns, Gatling Guns

London Office, 26 Glasshouse Street, London, W.

 

(The Glasshouse address precedes the 15-A Pall Mall later address.)

Measuring 4 x 5 inches and 36 pages, this early example of the Colt catalogs

features their revolver, new pistols, and a .22 short Colt rifle

 

Ogle notes in his 'Book of Colt Paper' that 1903 was the first public

offered catalog from Colt.  All previous catalogs were 'dealer' issued.

1903 Colt catalog first page with Wm. Read stamp

First page (the stiff cover is missing)

The gun dealer stamp on the cover is for 'William Read & Son'

who was notable as a turn-of-the-century dealer of sporting goods in Boston

 

1903 colt catalog showing the New Service revolver's swing out cylinder

 

1903 Back Cover

 

1903 Colt catalog table of contents

Table of contents

 

Colt 1903 catalog with new service and new army revolvers

New Service     New Army

 

Colt 1903 catalog New Navy and New Pocket revolvers

New Navy

 

Colt 1903 catalog with New Police and .38 DA without ejector

New Police          Double action revolver w/o ejector

 

1903 colt catalog .41 Double Actions with and without ejector

.41 Double Actions with and without ejector

 

1903 Colt catalog showing Single Action Army and Bisley model single action

Single Action Army     Bisley model single action

 

Colt 1903 Deringer and New Service Target

Colt Deringer    New Service Target

 

1903 Colt New Police Target and Bisley Model Target

New Police Target      Bisley Model Target

 

Colt 1903 catalog Sporting Model automatic  and Military Model M1902

Sporting Model automatic     Military Model M1902

 

Colt 1903 Lightning Magazine Rifle

Lightning Magazine Rifle

 

Colt 1903 catalog Sights and parts for New Service revolver

Sights and parts for New Service revolver

 

1903 Colt catalog Parts for New Army, New Navy, and DA revolvers

Parts for New Army, New Navy, and DA revolvers

 

1903 Colt catgalog Parts for New Army, New Navy, and DA revolvers

Parts for New Army, New Navy, and DA revolvers

 

1903 Colt Parts for Colt Pistol .38

Parts for Colt Pistol .38

 

1903 Colt .22 Lightning rifle parts

Colt .22 Lightning rifle parts

 

Page 173 of Ogle's Book of Colt Paper

Note this example is the earlier version without the .32 & .38 pocket pistols

 

Olgle 1903 catalog info

 

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