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Colt Firearms Collector |
The Arm of Law and Order
Colt's Revolvers and Automatic Pistols Catalog
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
(Form A-87, Lockwood & Brainard Co.)
First catalog in this size 7 1/4 x 10 in., with 36 pages
The only issue for this year.
All other paperwork for 1929 is shown below in scans from 'The Colt Book of Paper"
First year the Colt Fire Arms cover says: "Arm of the Law and Order"
Colt 1929 cover and contents list 'New size', 10" x 7.5" 35 pages
Introduction says in their "93rd year" so it's from 1929.
"Shows no .22-LR listed"
Has the embossed "Colt" logo on the front and the back
List of contents is not printed on the back
cover, but is on the next to last page
Police Positive Special
Camp Perry Target (New)
Detective Special
Banker's Special
New Service
New Service Target
Officers
Model Target
Official Police
Pocket Positive
Police Positive
Police Positive Target
Government Model .45
Military Model .38
Pocket Model .38
Pocket Model hammerless .32, .380
Pocket Model hammerless .25
Semi-automatic pistols
Colt 1929 paper display ad:
'The Dependence of Great National Institutions'
A Colt marketing reference to the banking issue
in America at the time. 1929 'Adventure theme' Polar Bear ad.