Post-World War II 1965-1970s Colt Paper
1960s -1970s
The 1960s were boom years for Colt with the escalation of the Vietnam War and the U.S. Army's subsequent adoption of the M16, for which Colt held the production rights and would sell over 5 million units worldwide. Colt would capitalize on this with a range of AR-15 derivative carbines.
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All automatic pistol information sheets are
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1964
Colt AR-15, Military caliber 5.56mm, Brochure Bulletin D-1 in German
8.5 x 11in., 8 pgs. on medium cardstock paper. Form 5464-6409
Colt Industries/ Colt's Firearms Division
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The Evolution of the Colt
Colt Industries
From an old collection (factory original)
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1964 More...
(7 pages) Introduction of the AR-15 to the civilian marketplace by Colt for the first time
Colt AR-15 Sporter rifle R6000
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1964 More...
Second Version
Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle, Caliber .223, Operation and Maintenance manual,
6 x 9 in., 15 pages, no date, 'Archery Equipment' red banner,
Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., Inc
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Note: Diagram dated 5-13-1964 and the Sporter was introduced in the 1964 Colt catalog
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1964 Colt XM16E1 Prototype 40mm Grenade Launcher
U.S. Army Weapons Command |
 

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1964
A revised 1930s phantom view of the Colt Official Police revolver, single-side, 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1964
Colt printing 'Cut' for their new Stagecoach Autoloader Brochure
9 x 12"; 'Cut' printing mat and 3 1/2 x 7" printed sheet
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1964 Plastic printing negative mat or plate (left); Printed positive paper ad (right)
Colt would send out the printing plates to dealers, who would then have their printer produce the final ad with the dealer's name, etc. The old way to make cuts was using carved wood or plastic blocks to transfer images.
Additional information on Colt printing
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1965
Colt Model R-7006 Stagecoach Autoloader .22 rifle with Walnut furniture
8 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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Form FS-1000-1
Frontier Scout Revolver pamphlet
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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From an old collection, (factory original)
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1965
Colt Woodsman ad 'Housewife's her title. Colt's her sport'
8.5 x 11 in. single side, polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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c.1966
Colt Blackpowder Series Brochure
Folded 3.5 x 6.5 in., polished paper, 12 pgs.
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1966
Colt's Huntsman
Form 911-1 9/66
8 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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Colt 3x20 rifle scope instructions
3 x 5 in., Form 5886-800
Colt Industries
1964-70
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 Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle 3X scope instructions
Correct paperwork for the earliest Realist (U.S.A.) version of the Colt 3x20 scope
Extensive photos for these 3X scopes
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Colt Tear Gas Kit
Colt Industries
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 Colt Industries began in 1964
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1968
Colt's Colteer Autoloader Rifle
R7000 Spec sheet two-sided polished paper data sheet 8 x 11 in.,
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Introduced in the 1968 Colt Catalog

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1965
Colt's Handguns for Law Enforcement
Form P-65; 8 pages on polished paper Colt Industries/Firearms Division |


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1968
Colt's Handguns for Law Enforcement
Form P-68A (7/68); 8 pages on polished paper Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Official Police Mark III, broadsheet, two-sided, 8.5 x 11 in.,
Form No. 69 OP III-2
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1969
Colt's AR-15 (R-6000) Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Huntsman Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Woodsman Sports Model Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Cobra Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Agent Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Detective Special Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Official Police Dealer Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Junior Colt Dealer's Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969
Colt's Combat Commander
Dealer's Notebook
8.5 x 11 in., double-sided polished paper
Colt Industries/Firearms Division
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1969 More...
Third Version
Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle, Caliber .223, Operation and Maintenance manual,
6 x 9 in., 15 pages, no date, 'Archery Equipment' red banner,
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Note: Diagram still dated 5-13-1964
Colt Industries / Firearms Division
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1-July 1969
'Comic book' instruction manual Vietnam era
U. S. Military issue
Colt M-16A1, Operation and Preventive Maintenance, DA Pam
Supersedes 28-June, 1968
750-30, 5 x 7 1/4 in. manual still in unopened sealed bag as well as an opened copy.
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See multiple pages from this life-saving manual published by Gen. Westmoreland's Dept. of the Army, July 1969
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1969
Colt Industries Early Production paperwork
M16A1 rifle variations and accessories
Single polished sheets; 8.5 x 11", 12 pages
Colt Industries, Firearms Division |
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