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Colt Fire Arms 1970s Paper Collection

Page-5A  (1970s)

Date Ranges: 

1900-1920s     1930s     1940s    1950-60s    1965-70s    1980-90s

 

Colt Firearms Printed Handbooks, Brochures,

Pamphlets, Paper, Marketing, Ephemera,

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

More...  takes you to reference images & data from: 'The Book of Colt Paper' by John Ogle

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Colt book of paper by Ogle

 

 Pre-War Colt Catalogs  and  Post-War Colt Catalogs

 

Data to help determine when Colt paper was printed

 

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.

All automatic pistol information sheets are

 listed together here

 

Colt 1902 automatic pistol  Colt 1908 automatic pistol  Colt 1942 woodsman automatic pistol  Colt 1908 automatic pistol vestpocket .25

 

1970 Colt WWII commemeorative book cover

1970 More...

Colt's 45th Anniversary of  WWII Commemorative by C. L. Sulzberger;

 

Hard-bound book on WWII, 9.5 x 11 in., 640 pgs. color and b & w images.

 

With 11 x 14 in. dealer Plexiglas counter display and Form 70-2P Colt post-cards

1970 Colt WWII commemeorative book end     1970 Colt narrative on the WWII commemeorative book

Featuring the Colt M1911 and it's place in WW-II history

 

1970 Colt 45th anniversary of WW2 counter display  1970 colt book ad card for counter display

Plexiglas dealer counter display and multiple post cards ads

1970 colt commemoratives price list cover

1970

Colt Commemoratives Price List

 

8.5 x 11 in., 10 pages, card stock paper, Form No. CCB-70-3

Colt Industries, Firearms Division

1970 colt commemoratives price list 2 1970 colt commemoratives price list 31970 colt commemoratives price list 5 1970 colt commemoratives price list 4

1970s

Vietnam War era

Colt AR-15, M16

Operator's Manuals

Display of 30+ Manuals

Colt M16A1 rifle operator's manual 1977

1995 Colt AR-15 semiautomatic rifles and carbines manual

1970 Colt handguns today 8 page brochure

1970s

'Colt Handguns Today' brochure

 

3 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. multi-fold, 8 panels, card-stock paper

'Colt Handguns Today' 1 'Colt Handguns Today' 2 'Colt Handguns Today' 4'Colt Handguns Today' 3 'Colt Handguns Today' 5 'Colt Handguns Today' 6'Colt Handguns Today' 7 'Colt Handguns Today' brochure 1970s 8

1971

Colt 'Fort Scott' Commemorative .22 dealer ad

Plastic negative printing mat, 7.5 x 9 in. and printed sheet 5.75 x 7 in.

 

Colt 'Fort Scott' commemonative .22 ad plastic printing mask Colt 'Fort Scott' commemonative .22 ad for Kidwell's

Additional information on Colt printing

1971

Hydraulic Handbook

6 x 9 in. hardbound, 250 pgs.

The Pump Division of Colt Industries

Evidence of the takeover of Colt Firearms by Fairbanks Morse of Canada

1971 More...

'With the Compliments of Colt' card

 

Single side, no Form #. Colt Industries address indicates a 1971 date

Colt industries, small arms division card

'With the Compliments of Colt' card'

1971 Colt's NRA Magnificant Seven revolvers and pistols

1971

Colt's 100th anniversary of the founding of the NRA

The Magnificent Seven

 

11 x 8.5 in. card-stock paper bi-fold

Colt's 100th anniversary of the founding of the NRA 3 items1971 Colt's NRA Magnificant Seven-2

Colt Model 1971 military pistol cover

1971

Colt  'Model 1971' Double Action Pistol

Technical report 850-2112 March 1971;

8.5 x 11 in.; 17 pages

Colt Industries Military Arms Division

Colt Model 1971 military pistol diagram-1 Colt Model 1971 military pistol technical contents page

Colt Model 1971 military pistol diagram-2 Colt Model 1971 military pistol features

1972

Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle, Caliber .223, Operation and Maintenance manual

6 x 9 in., 15 pages, 1972 date on lower-left back cover,

Form A 11-72

 

Full display with all pages

1972 Colt sporter rifle manual A-11-72 1972 Colt sporter rifle manual A-11-72 back side of manual

Colt Industries / Firearms Division

1972

Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle, Caliber .223, Operation and Maintenance manual,

6 x 9 in., 15 pages, 1972 date on lower-left back cover, Form A 11-72,

Red banner shows 'ACCESSORIES'

(Scarce 2nd Version)

Full display with all pages

1972 Colt AR-15 Sporter rifle manual form A 11-72 rare 'accessories' version 1972 form A 11-72 AR-15 Sproter Rifle manual 2nd version

Colt Industries / Firearms Division

1974

Colt M-16, Military caliber 5.56mm, Brochure Bulletin D-4 in English

8.5 x 11 in., 8 pgs on medium cardstock paper,

Form 91816   A9-74

 

Colt 1974 M-16 D-4 brochure

All eight pages display

c. 1974

Colt M-16, Military, caliber 5.56mm, Brochure in French

8.5 x 11 in., 8 pages on medium weight polished paper, published in Paris, France.  No date or Form #

Colt Industries/Firearms Division

1974 colt M-16 military brochure

All eight pages display

1970s

Colt Firearms Division

Colt Industries Operating Group

Certificate of Achievement; single side, parchment 8.5 x 11 in. paper.

For completing an intensive infantry weapons course under the direction of Colt's Small Arms School

1970s Colt small arms course certificate

 

See the 1990s

Armorer's School Certificate

1972 M16 .22 LR conversion kit manual cover

1972

Colt .22 L.R. Conversion Kit for the M16 rifle (scarce)

Operator's Manual, 4.5 x 5,5 in., 25 pgs.

Colt Industries Operating Corp, Firearms Division

1972 M16 .22 LR conversion kit manual 1

1972 M16 .22 LR conversion kit manual 2

1972 M16 .22 LR conversion kit manual magazine diagram

1972 colt woodsman match target instructions cover

1972

Colt Woodsman Match Target automatic pistol instructions

4 x 9 1/4 in., folded 6 panels, Form 911-4-72

1972 colt woodsman match target instructions back page 1972 colt woodsman match target instructions exploded diagram
1972 colt woodsman match target instructions and specs

 

Colt Industries / Firearms Division

1971 Colt handcuffs ad showing handcuffs, targets, tear gas kit

1971-74

Colt Accessories

Targets

Handcuffs

Ariel Flare Kit

Tear Gas Kit

Tele-shot Cartridges

1970s Colt ad showing the Colt handcuffs and accessories

  Colt handcuffs

Colt Accessories

See wholesale prices for Colt's accessories on sheet below

Colt 1973 wholesale catalog cover

March 1973

Colt confidential wholesaler price schedule

 8 1/2 x 11 in.,

Form Rev. 3-73, 7 pgs.

Prices for Colt handcuffs, knives, scope, targets, gun lube, handguns, rifles

Colt 1973 wholesale price list for rifles and handguns Colt 1973 wholesale price list for automatic pistolsColt 1973 wholesale price list for handcuffs, scope, targets, knives

Wholesale prices rarely seen on accessories, knives, handcuffs, scope

1974 Colt commemorativve brochure cover

1974

Colt Commemorative brochure price-list by Cherry's

 

8.5 x 11 in., 8 pgs. light card stock paper

Published by the Colt Collectors Assn. of America

1974 Colt commemorativve brochure price list page 1 1974 Colt commemorativve brochure price list page 2 1974 Colt commemorativve brochure price list page 3 1974 Colt commemorativve brochure price list page 4

1975 Colt M16A1 operators manual

1975 Nov.

Colt M-16A1 operators manual

 

 3 1/2 x 5 in, 42 pages, Part No. 94862

Colt Industries / Firearms Division

1975 Colt M16A1 operators manual-1 1975 Colt M16A1 operators manual-2
1975 Colt M16A1 operators manual-3
1975 Colt M16A1 operators manual-4

This late Vietnam era rifle manual goes to great lengths to address the issues which plagued servicemen in the field with jamming and the causes. 

More Vietnam era Info...

Colt_1986_final_edition_Colt_handgunning magazine

1976 - 1986

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Colt American Handgunning Annual Magazine

 

A Colt sponsored magazine @78 pages.

Only published 1976 to 1986

1976 handgunning magazine by Colt.  First edition. Colt Handgunning magazine 1980

1976                      1980

Colt Handgunning magazine 1985 Colt Handgunning magazine 1982

1985                       1982

 

1983 John Wayne Tribute

Colt light rifle 1973-1988 catalog

Original 1973-1988

Colt's Light Rifle

A bolt action rifle built by Saco, Maine, U.S. for Colt

 

 Rev.5/12/2000, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in., 34 pgs.

Original 1973-1988 page1 Original 1973-1988 page 2Original 1973-1988 page 3 Original 1973-1988 page 4

1979

Colt Industries press release about the introduction of the AR-15 Sporter with collapsible stock and news about discontinuance of the 'D' frame revolvers

 

Full 5 page display

1979 Colt press release about AR-15 Sporter

Colt AR-15 carbine with collapsable stock

 

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