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Colt Fire Arms 1900-1920s Advertising and Memorabilia
Paper Collection
Page-1 (1862 - 1920s)
Colt Firearms Printed Handbooks, Brochures,
Pamphlets, Paper, Marketing,
Sporting Advertising, Instructions, and Memorabilia
Colt Fire Arms Memorabilia wanted to purchase by this collector
If you have pre-1941 Colt Firearms paper
or marketing items for sale, please Contact me
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More... takes you to reference images & data from: 'The Book of Colt Paper' by John Ogle Purchase on Amazon |
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Pre-War Colt Catalogs and Post-War Colt Catalogs
Data to help determine when Colt paper was printed
Note: The 'Colt Company' name version, Colt pistol logo, and 'Printed in U.S.A'
are mentioned to help determine approx. dates for pre-1930 material. Colt
printed multiple runs of all their brochures, so what you see may be a later run
but the design, data, and images remain the same through each printing
unless the Form number changed due to a revision.
1890s to 1930s Colt Paper1900 - 1920s Colt History During World War I, Colt surpassed all previous production achievements. John Browning worked for Colt for a time, and came up with a design for a semiautomatic pistol, which debuted as the Colt M1900 pistol and eventually evolved into the M1911. |
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1890s Colt produced artwork for printing revolver 'cuts' used in this 1890sHibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. catalog |
  Information and examples of Colt 'cuts' Advertising Service from the 1890s. |
All automatic pistol information sheets arelisted together here
 
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1862 More...Civil War era Colt Price List2 side-by-side 11 x 17" pages on a single sheet 17 x 22" poster. Shown for the Colt London office at 14, Pall Mall. Color variations due to long-term light exposure variations |
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1897 More...Colt Price list1 side, folded at middle 8 5/8 X 17 3/8" on single sheet poster broadside. Shown for the Colt London office at 26 Greenhouse St, W. London, Piccadilly Circus & 436 - 427 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.; |
Obtained from a London auction house 2022 |
 1910 More...Colt .22 Calibre Revolver brochure
3.5 x 6 in., 2 page, 4-sided Colt brochure. Featuring the 'New' Colt Police Positive Target .22LR, Form (A-22). Rare Colt's Patent Fire Arms MFG. Co.Early London company name form and the British spelling of Caliber/Calibre |
1910 Colt Catalog The Colt Police Positive Target Revolver first appeared in the 1910 catalog in .22LR caliber, shown above. This pamphlet says: "The increasing popularity of target shooting... is filled by this revolver' The pamphlet most likely was used for several years after the initial publication in 1910 as there is a later revision version. In 1929, law mandated the country of origin: (Printed in the U.S.A.) That does not mean Colt didn't use an earlier printing date given their pre-1912 offices in London |
 1911 More...Colt catalog price listfolded at center unbound.
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 Full set of images for this Colt 1911 catalog |
1912Colt letter advising The Myers Hardware Co., Lexington, Va. that there would be no charge for putting the revolver in shape
8 x 11, watermarked single page. Letterhead in use 1911 to 1922. Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
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May 1912 More...1912 Colt Catalog price list folded at centerFront and back
5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in., Form M-28, Note: the pistol shield used during 1912-1923 period
This just a sample of many early price lists included in this Colt catalog collection |
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1913 More...Colt New Service Polar Bear Pamphlet, Proofs of the Long Life, Accuracy & Dependability of a Colt
3 1/2 x 6 1/4 in, multi-fold opens to 3 1/2 x 10 1/2", Form (A-37), No 'printed in U.S.A', two letters in brochure dated 1913 and fleur de lis grips on the New Service Revolver in 1913 Colt Catalog |
Stamped: Shiff the Gunman, |
 1913 More... Colt's Police Revolver Handbook
5 x 8 in.,24 pages (A-35-R), First revision, no Printed in U.S.A. |
 
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 1913 More...Colt's Police Revolver Handbook
5 x 8 in., 24 pages (A-35-R2d), Second revision, no Printed in U.S.A. |
Stamped: McCallister's, Baltimore |
 1914 More...Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. envelope1 cent stamp and Colt pistol logo, Form M 9 |
 The Colt 'pistol' logo was used from c.1912 to 1923 |
1914Colt envelope with 2 cent stamp |
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1914 Colt's M1914 Automatic Gun Handbook Form (A-480), 8.25 x 9 in., 28 pgs, RARE |
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1914 More...'Colt Cellar Club, Buy a Colt and Learn to Shoot'
3.5 x 6 in, 6 pgs, Form (A-43-R) brochure Printed in the U.S.A., Dated first by reference to 'Arms and the Man' April, 1914 and 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
Includes .22 L.R. which appeared in 1910 in the specs and reference to 'Arms and the Man, 1914, pamphlet first used 1914 so this is a later post-1929 revision. Stamped: 'Shiff the Gunman' |
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1914 More..."How to Shoot"
1st version (gray cover) Form (A-44) |
 "Copyrighted 1914 and reprinted from the New York Sunday "American' " No 'Printed in U.S.A.', so pre-1929 Multiple pages & images from the original 24 page handbook with a history of dating Colt handbooks by John Ogle |
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c.1914 More...Colt's 'The Accuracy and Durability of Colt Automatic Pistols brochure
3.5 x 6 in., two-sided polished paper, 6 pgs., no 'Printed in U.S.A' or date. Form (A-11). |
The Colt shield logo under the hand, was used from approx.1908 to c.1923, so the original date is c.1914 Stamped: 'Shiff the gunman', Woodstock, N.H. |
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1915 More...Colt M1908 automatic pistol pamphlet
Form (A-42-R), 6 1/4 x 10 1/2", tri-fold, polished paper, 'The Colt covers it all' logo; 'Printed in U.S.A' Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. and early small circle ('Printed in USA;) |
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Stamped: 'Kirkwood Bros. Gun Shop', Boston |
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1916 More..."How to Shoot"
2nd version (tan cover) Form (A-44-R) |
 Stamped: The New York Sunday "American' " No 'Printed in U.S.A'., so pre-1929 |
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1917 More...Colt's Cellar Shooting Club Brochure3.5 x 6 in, 6 pgs. Form (A-43-R), Dated by: No 'Printed in U.S.A', so pre-1929 and "R" later revision |
Includes '.22 L.R.' which appeared in 1910 in the specs and reference to 'Arms and the Man, 1914) Stamped: Irving Van Voris, Cobleskill, N.Y. |
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c.1918 More...Colt's 'Teach your family to shoot' brochure
Featuring the pre-Woodsman automatic .22 pistol; 3.5 x 6 in., 4 pgs, on polished paper, Form (A-50-R), '.22LR, smokeless ammo recommended' |
No 'Printed in U.S.A.', so it is pre-1929 and this model pistol was not marked 'Woodsman' and only made 1915 to 1927, so this brochure is a c.1918 revision Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Stamped: Bob Smith, Boston, Mass. |
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1917 Colt's Double-Action Revolver Caliber .45 M1917 (Rare) Form G-10; 4.75 x 7,25 in. 20 numbered pages, Peck & Co. logo on last page |
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1919 More...Colt-Browning Machine Gun Handbook
Two versions: Forms: (A-60) & (A-60-R) Rare Instruction, photos & schematics for "1919" series of Browning-designed full-auto firearms; 8 x 10 in., both versions are 52 pages with multi-page fold out schematics. |
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1919 More...The Jeweler's Story
Form A-4, front and back on polished paper, 6 x 9.5 in. |
 These were produced by Colt from 1919 to 2000. Original cover artwork from c.1919. Stamped: Orris O. Smith, Pardeeville, Wis. |
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1911-1922 More...Colt .45 Government Model Automatic PistolManual
(M-50-R) 8 pages |
See a full manual display: Full Government Model 1911 M-50 & M-50-R manual
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. No 'Printed in U.S.A', so pre-1929 |
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1918 More... Colt New Safety Deviceadded to Automatic PistolsForm (A-53), 4 sides |
Colt's 1918 Safety Device pamphlet & pistol display
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. No 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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1920 More...Colt Pocket Positive .32 Revolver pamphlet3.25 x 6 in. 4 pages, printed for W. A. Abel & Co. using Colt's cuts or stock blanks |
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1920's More..., More...Colt Automatic Pistol with a Solid Breech .32 / .3803.5 x 6 in., 4 pages, blank dealer space, Form (A-1) A 'blank; created from Colt cuts for distribution by dealers using their own printer to produce custom ads. |
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1922 Dec. 4 More...Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols Price List
List found in 1922 Catalog (A-64-3D)4 x 6 1/4 in., single-side |
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1922 Jan. 2 More...Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols Price List
Front side with date, 5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in., two-sides, (PL-1-4th), Form (A-64-3D), Back side shows price list with Revised April 1, 1921 date for Extra Cost Wood, Pearl & Ivory Stocks. This paper was in a 1922 full catalog
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c.1912-14 More...Colt Special Instructions
Form (M-46R), 3 x 6 in., 4 pages. Note pistol shield logo and 'For Smokeless Powder' |
c.1912-14 Pistol logo & no 'Printed in U.S.A.' so it's pre-1929
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1916 More...Colt Special InstructionsForm (M-93)
3 x 6 in., 4 pages, (Included with original factory box of a M1908 .380 automatic pistol which was shipped 1922 |
c.1916 No 'Printed in U.S.A', so pre-1929
c. 1916, short 'Special' version, no 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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1929 More...Colt Special InstructionForm M93
3 x 6 in., 4 pages. |
Ogle: short 'Special' version, with 'Printed in U.S.A' This is the 'later' Form M93 version with 'Printed in U.S.A.' at bottom: see More... for details |
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Pre-WW2 Catalogs
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1910Colt Catalog
1921-1923Colt Catalog |
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