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Colt Fire Arms 1900-1920s Advertising and Memorabilia
Paper Collection
Page-1A (1920s)
Date Ranges:
1900-1920s 1930s 1940s 1950-60s 1965-70s 1980-90s
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 (R).
All automatic pistol information sheets arelisted together here
 
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| 1927 Airplane View of the Colt Factory in 1927 which was published in the 1927 Colt catalog. Describes the war-time production of various machine guns and automatics |
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1927 The last page of the 1927 Colt firearms catalog shows the post-1922 expansion of various departments and branches of the Colt brand to include such diverse products as electrical switches, fuses, dishwashers, molded products, which frequently turn up in other Colt advertising |
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 1929 More...Colt 'Who goes there' pamphlet
Police Positive RevolverForm (A-18) |
  Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.With 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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1929s More...Colt 'Old Pal' Protection
Colt Police Positive SpecialForm (A-17), Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
  With 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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1923 1923 Colt catalog(E-3) mailerNote: Colt 'Pistol' logo |
Obverse of (E-3) mailer and 1923 catalog
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1925 More...Colt's Police Revolver Hand Book
Form (A-72-R), 5 x7 in, 48 pages, showing the Army Special revolver and a 1925 ad on last page |
Note: 1925 ad date on last page |
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1926 More...Colt's 'Makers of History'
65 pagesHave two versions: hardback and card-stock covers. |
 Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. 'Copyright 1926' |
1926 More...Colt shipping label(L-3 A)
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1926 More...Colt catalog mailing envelope (E-27) |
Mailer obverse and 1926 catalog |
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1927 More...Colt's Police Revolver Hand Book.
(A-72-R) 5th edition, 5 x 7 in., 67 pages Showing the Colt Detective Special for the first time in 1927 and a 1927 Camp Perry ad |
Camp Perry ad and Colt Detective Special introduction in 1927 |
1927Colt Camp Perry single shot target pistol, 'Ready for you January 1st'
Introduction single-side spec sheet, 8 x 11", on polished paper, Form (A-78), no 'Printed in U.S.A.', so early version |
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 Nov. 1,1927NRA Price List
Supplies available to members; Price List 3 x 8.5 in., 8 pgs. New Colt Camp Perry pistols listed for sale at $36.70, 10 in. bbl, w/ Patridge sights. 'Colt offered a discount to NRA members through the NRA service company or direct. |
Camp Perry Image from the NRA Price list Colt began production of the Camp Perry .22 target pistol in 1926. The Camp Perry became renowned for its superior accuracy, but never really caught on, despite its reputation for accuracy amongst competition shooters. Only 2,500 were manufactured over its fifteen year production run (1926-41), with the majority being manufactured during the later years of production (est. 440 between 1938-41). The 1927 Colt Catalog retail price list shows the Camp Perry price as $40.75 vs, $36.70 to NRA members for a new pistol, not something used or second-hand. The pistols were new in the box not surplus. |
1927 More...Notice by Colt that the Army Special becomes the Official Police and the addition of the Colt Detective SpecialOn page 11 of the 1927 A-70-9th Catalog,no 'Printed in U.S.A'. |
 Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
1927 March More...Price List found in 1927 Catalog
Form: (A-70-7th), PL-11-R, 5 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. single-sideNo 'Printed in U.S.A' Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
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1927 April More...Price List found in 1927 Catalog (A-70-9th)
5 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. single-side, Form PL-11-R No 'Printed in U.S.A' Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
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1927 More...Colt Woodsman Automatic Pistol, Cal. .22, Target Model (earlier version) |
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. No 'Printed in U.S.A' |
1928 JulyColt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols Price List
Found in 1928 (A-70-10th) Catalog5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (PL-11-R) No 'Printed in U.S.A' Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
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1928Camp Perry MatchesColt 12 x 18 'poster' size, single sided polished paper, reprint from American Rifleman
No 'Printed in U.S.A' The word from collectors is these were included in Colt Factory boxes for a short time. They do not appear in Ogle's book. |
  Note 1928 abbreviation: MAN' F' Gas opposed to later: Mfg. |
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1928Colt factory referral of a customer to Emmert Hardware, Hagerstown, MD. |
This letter was written to a customer in West Virginia who was referred to Emmert Hardware by Colt Fire Arms about buying a Colt. A small effort by a big company like Colt in 1928 during the Great Depression for a gun dealer in Maryland. |
 1928 More...Colt's factory form letter request for catalog
Colt Patent Fire Arms letterhead, Form M128 |
  The watermark on the obverse shows various divisions owned by Colt This one related to 'NoArk' |
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1928 More...Universally AcceptedColt's Official Police Revolver
Form (A-81)No 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
  "Universally Accepted" Colt's Official Police Revolver |
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1928 Communication from Colt's Fire Arms - Electric Division to Smith & Wesson
Letter is not about fire arms, but electric supplies. S&W started a small water pump company during 1924 in Springfield, MA, and this communication is related to that venture. |
The watermark on the obverse shows various divisions owned by Colt This one related to the electrical division: 'NoArk' |
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1926 More...Colt's Fire Arms Sales Manual - For the man behind the counter
Form (A-75), 5 x 7 in., 39 pages, Scarce No 'Printed in U.S.A', so it's pre-1929 |
  20 pages of selling suggestions for the Colt Fire Arms salesman and 13 pages of disassembly and assembly instructions for 5 Colt handguns Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
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1929 More...1st. Colt's How to Organize and Conduct aRevolver Club Handbook(A-80) 51 pages'Printed in U.S.A' |
  Note earlier 'Trademark; Colt Logo and content on this first version |
 1930 More...2nd Colt's How to Organize and Conduct aRevolver Club Handbook(A-80) 56 pages 'Printed in U.S.A' |
Note later Colt Logo and content of this second version
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1929 More...'Now ~ this Cashier Carries a Colt', Colt Police Positive Special(A-19) |
   The Second issue Police Positive Special has checked grips and no 'Printed in U.S.A.', so dates to 1929 |
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1929 More...Colt Shooting Suggestions
Form (A-113),'Printed in U.S.A.' |
  This example came with a 1927 Woodsman: M-90 paperwork, 1916 (unnamed officer image version) Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. |
 1929 More...Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols sheet4 pages on thin paper,PL-20 (dealer sheet) |
   Revolvers and Automatic Pistols brochure retail and dealers |
 c.1929 More...Colt's New Service Revolver brochure
3.5 x 6 in., 4 pgs., two-sided polished paper, Form (A-47-R), has 'Printed in the U.S.A'., no date. This example is a later revised version c. 1929 |
1929 Colt Brochure on left, 1929 Colt Catalog on right Stamped for: Shiff the Gunman |
1929 More...Proper Ammunition for Colt Revolvers and Automatic Pistols
Colt warning about not using inferior European ammunition, 3 x 4.5 in., on unpolished paper, single-side. Form (A-73) |
Most likely inserted in the shipping box of Colt revolvers and pistols. Dated by: 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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1929 More...Romance of a Colt
Light and Dark blue versions, 16 pgs. Form (A-63-R) later version has 'Printed in U.S.A.' |
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