Colt Firearms Collector

 

 

1939 March

 

 

Colt's Automatic Machine Guns

Colt's Automatic Machine Rifles

Colt's Automatic Machine Guns & Equipment

Browning Patents

 

(RARE 1939 ORIGINAL, NOT THE 1993 REPRINT)

 

Form A-108, printed in U.S.A., by R. S. Peck & Co., Inc. for Colt's Patent Fire Arms MFG Company; Internal pages are 7.75 x 10.0 in. stiff removable folder with movable brass hardware, 96 pgs. Multiple large velum drafting papers included with each section.

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook cover  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook enlarged machine gun

Above is the original 1939 cover.  Note the handle on the 1939 edition handbook

 

 

 1992 reproduction of 1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook  1993 reproduction of 1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook enlarged machine gun

The 1993 reproduction version by Class Three Ordnance,

has additional equipment showing near the handle

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook binding

Note: these handbook pages were removable for

placement of future Colt supplements

 

Ogle's 1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook

Examples of Automatic Machine Gun Handbooks from Ogle's Book of Colt Paper

 

With 96 pages of data and specs, only a sampling of the images are shown

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 38

Colt Automatic Machine Gun - Rifle Caliber (MG 38)

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 38 on tripod  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook soldiers firing machine guns

Colt's Automatic Machine Gun - Rifle Caliber .38 (MG 38) on the field firing line

 

 1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook left side1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook center1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook right side

Large drafting paper fold out

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 38 water cooled machine gun on tripod

Colt MG 38 Water Cooled on Anti-Aircraft Mount

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook pack horse  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook hand cranked auto loader

Packsaddle with machine gun and equipment.   Belt filling machine

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 50 cal.

Colt Automatic Machine Gun - Caliber .50 (MG 52)

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 52 on tripod 

Caliber .50 (MG 52) water-cooled Machine Gun on Field Tripod

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook anti-aircraft pedestal  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook machine gun on pedestal

Raised and Anti-aircraft position on pedestal

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook drafting fold out of MG 53

20 x 36 in. Large detailed drafting drawing (photo) of MG 52

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 52 mount  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 52 gun siights

Colt (MG 52 )on Anti-Aircraft Mount.   Colt Anti-Aircraft Sights

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook anti-aircraft machine guns MG 40

 

Colt Aircraft Machine Guns Rifle Caliber MG 40 & Caliber .50 (MG 53)

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 40 flexible mount

MG 40 Flexible mount

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 40 fixed mount

MG 40 Fixed mount

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 40 parts

MG 40 Component Parts

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook large fold out for MG 40

MG 40 rifle caliber Aircraft machine gun

20 x 36 in. Large detailed drafting drawing (photo) MG 40

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 53 cal. 50

Colt Aircraft Machine Gun - Caliber .50 (MG 53)

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 53 photo

Colt (MG 53) .50 caliber Aircraft Machine Gun

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook MG 53 foldout drawing

20 x 36 in. Large detailed drafting drawing (photo)

MG 53 .50 caliber

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook R75 machine rifle

Colt Automatic Machine Rifle (R 75) and Monitor (R 80)

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook R70 rifle  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook R 75 rifle parts

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook fold out drawing 11939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook fold out 21939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook fold out 3

Large scanned drafting drawing fold-out of (R 75)

 

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook R 80 maching rifle monitor

 

Colt "Monitor" Automatic Machine Rifle (R 80)

 

1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook R 80 monitor  1939 Colt automatic machine guns handbook Monitor rifle R80

General Description of the Colt Automatic Machine Rifle (R-80)

 

Also see: A rare copy of Colt's 1914 Automatic Gun Handbook

1914 Colt's automatic gun hanbook cover

 

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