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Colt Fire Arms 1980s Paper Collection

 

Page-6 (1980s)

 

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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Ogle Colt Book of Paper

 

 Pre-War Colt Catalogs  and  Post-War Colt Catalogs

 

Data to help determine when Colt paper was printed

 

Post-World War II 1980-1990s Colt Paper

 

1980-1990s

 

The 1980s were fairly good years for Colt, but the coming end of the Cold War would change all that. By 1990 Colt had long left innovation in civilian firearms to their competitors, feeling that the handgun business could survive on their traditional revolver and M1911 designs. Instead, Colt focused on the military market, where they held the primary contracts for the production of rifles for the US military. This strategy dramatically failed for Colt through a series of events in the 1980-90s.

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

1980s to present

Colt Archive Properties

Factory Letter to document and authenticate a M1908  Colt automatic pistol.  From the historical records in the Colt archives

 

8 x 11 in. embossed

 Colt factory archives 'letter' for historical information

1980s Colt Instruction Manual for Agent, Cobra, Detective Special

1980s More...

Colt Instruction Manual for Agent, Cobra, Detective Special,  Diamondback revolvers

 

Atypical (documented by Ogle's book), 4 1/4 x 3 in.; part no. 94861;13 pages

1980s Colt Instruction Manual for Agent, Cobra, Detective Special 1

 

1980s Colt Instruction Manual for Agent, Cobra, Detective Special 2

Not a reproduction, factory original

1980s The Colt companiion brochure

1980s?

The Colt Companion

 

3 x 5 in., 6 pages, medium bond paper,  part No. 94866, (documented by Ogle's book)

The Colt Companion, inside-11980s The Colt companiion brochure inside-2Colt_the-colt-companion-inside-3

Not a reproduction, factory original

1980s Colt/Leupold M8-2X scope instructions

1981 More...

Colt/Leupold M8-2X scope non-factory reproduction

1980s Colt/Leupold M8-2X scope instructions inside

Used on the 1981 Colt Python Hunter

Extensive photos of this Colt scope

Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle Scopes 3X and 4X instructions

Jan 1982 More...

Post-1982 Colt 3x-20 & 4x-20 scopes

 

Part. No. 91772 Rev. A

There is an earlier, 1967, version of this paper.

 

Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle Scopes 3X and 4X instructions inside Post-1982 Colt 3x-20 & 4x-20 scopes backside

Later 1982 Colt AR-15 Sporter Rifle Scopes 3X and 4X instructions

Extensive photos for these 3X and 4X scopes

1983 Colt hand gunning magazine John Wayne issue

1983

Colt Handgunning Magazine featuring

Iconic John Wayne tribute

 

 A 1983 Colt AR-15 ad  was placed adjacent to the Wayne article images

Colt only published this magazine 1976 to 1986

 

 1983 Colt hand gunning magazine John Wayne issue-1 1983 Colt hand gunning magazine John Wayne issue-2 marines1983 Colt hand gunning magazine John Wayne and AR-15 ad 1983 Colt hand gunning magazine John Wayne issue-3

Colt experimental SSP 9 mm pistol

1983 More...

Colt SSP -semi-automatic pistol 9mm- Experimental

No. CM111, Nov. 1983

Operator and Maintenance Manual

 

5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.

Colt experimental SSP 9 mm pistol 1 Colt experimental SSP 9 mm pistol 2Colt experimental SSP 9 mm pistol 3

1983 Colt Industries Operating Corp

1983

Colt .380 Government Model Compact self-defense firearm

 

Single-side polished paper 8 x 11 in.

1983 Colt .380 Government Model ad

1980-90s

Colt printer artwork 'cuts' for Sporter & HBAR Competition introduction

 

Single glossy sheet used for producing modern ads photographically

1980s Colt printer artwork 'cuts' for printers

Colt 1984 M16A2 Rifle Weapons System brochure

1984 More...

Colt M16A2

Colt Industries Early Production paperwork variations and accessories in a folder

Colt M16A2 page 11984 Colt M16A2 production brochure page 2Colt M16A2 page 3

 

1984 Dealer presentation folder

full display

Multi-page w/cut sheet photos

 

Note: There are no switch engravings on the side of the receiver

1991 colt M16A2 late production cover

1991 More...

Colt M16A2 Colt Manufacturing Company, Inc. Later Production paperwork variations and accessories in a folder

1991 colt M16A2 late production accessories page 1991 colt M16A2 late production rifles

1991 Dealer presentation folder

full display

Fact and spec sheets for 8 Colt riles, carbines, light machine gun, 40mm grenade launcher, and more...

Multi-page fact/spec sheet photos

 

Note: There are switch engravings on side of receiver

Murphy handbook on Colt New Service revolvers

1985

Colt New Service Revolvers Handbook by Bob Murphy

 

 6 x 9 in., 61 pages.  Printed by World-Wide Gun Report

 Murphy handbook on Colt New Service revolvers-2 Murphy handbook on Colt New Service revolvers-3

Murphy handbook on Colt New Service revolvers boxes-3 Murphy handbook on Colt New Service revolvers-4

 

1987

Colt 1987 introduces the AR-15 A2 Government Model Rifle and Carbine, Delta H-BAR,

 

Two-side polished paper,

8 x 11 in., Form: JJN/987

Colt Firearms  1987

1987 Colt AR-15 A2 Government Model Rifle and Carbine ad Colt M 16A2 multi-page sheet photos and dealer information 2

 

1988

Colt .380 Cal. Pistols

Installation instructions for replacing a bent sear spring clip. 

8.5 x 11 in.,

Form 380/SCC1 - 1/88

 

A metal factory sear clip was taped to the upper left corner of the instructions

Colt Firearms 

Colt 1988 .380 pistol spring sear clip instructions page 1 Colt 1988 .380 pistol spring sear clip instructions page 2

Colt 1988 .380 pistol spring sear clip instructions page 3 Colt 1988 .380 pistol spring sear clip instructions page 4
1988

Colt Industries-Firearms: Authorized Repair Stations and Parts Distributors list

 1988 Colt service and parts dealers list page 1 1988 Colt service and parts dealers list page 2

 

Colt 1989 Engraving Fancy Stocks Price List,

1989

Colt 1989 Engraving Fancy Stocks Price List

 

Form No. 740,

4 x 7 1/2 in., double sided on polished paper

Colt 1989 Engraving Fancy Stocks Price List, 1 Colt 1989 Engraving Fancy Stocks Price List, 2

Colt's Manufacturing Company

The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns cover

1989

The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns

 

7 x 33 inches, multi-fold with 12 front & back panel (only half are shown here)

Colt's Patent Fire Arms MFG. Co. INC

The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 1The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 2The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 3The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 4The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 5The New Colt Line of Rifles & Shotguns 6

Extensive coverage of AR-15 & 16 sales and presentations by Colt Fire Arms

Extensive coverage of AR-15 & M16 sales and presentations by Colt Fire Arms

Listing Only Colt AR-15

& Colt Optics

Colt Catalogs 1955-70s

Colt Catalogs 1980s

Colt Catalogs 1990s

Colt Catalogs 2000s

Colt AR-15 Manuals

Hundreds of post-WW2 Colt catalogs and paper in this collection documenting the Colt AR-15 & 16 for the civilian, law, and military markets

 

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