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Presented below is a fairly complete Colt Catalog list with brief descriptions and codes and a number of covers.  This list is based on the information first compiled many years ago by former Colt employee, John Hintlian and has been enhanced as new variations have been discovered.  If you have any information or cover scans to contribute, please email me at slisker@coltautos.com.

COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A.
INCORPORATED 1855
MANUFACTURERS OF
COLT'S REVOLVERS

COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A.
INCORPORATED 1855
MANUFACTURERS OF
COLT'S REVOLVERS
Back Cover:  COLUMBIA PRESS,  HARTFORD, CONN.

Colt Revolvers:

New Service, New Service Target , Colt Army Special, Officers' Model Target, Police Positive, Police Positive Special, Police Positive Target, Police Positive, Single Action Army,

Colt Automatic Pistols:

(Government Model, Caliber .45), Colt Automatic Pistol (Military Model, Caliber .38), Colt Automatic Pistol (Pocket Model, Caliber .38), Colt Automatic Pistol (Pocket Model, Hammerless), Colt Automatic Pistol (Pocket Model, Caliber .25, Hammerless), Colt Automatic Pistol (Caliber .22, Target Model)

REVOLVERS:
New Service, New Service Target, Army Special, Officers' Model Target, Police Positive Special, Police Positive Cal. .32 and .38, Police Positive Target cal. .22 and .32, Pocket Positive, Single Action Army.
SINGLE-SHOT PISTOL:
Camp Perry Target Model, cal. .22
AUTOMATIC PISTOLS:
Government Model cal. .45, 1902 Military Model cal. .38, Pocket Hammer Model, cal. .38, Pocket Model Hammerless, cal. .380, .32, .25, .22

Revolvers:  New Service, New Service Target, Official Police, Officers Model Target, Police Positive, Police Positive Special, Detective Special, Police Positive Target, Pocket Positive, Single Action Army, Camp Perry Model .22

Automatics: Government Model .45, Military Model .38 (1902 Military), Pocket Model .38 (1903 Pocket Hammer), Pocket Hammerless Model .32 & .380 (Model 1903 & 1908 Pocket Hammerless .32 & .380), Pocket Model .25 (1908 Vest Pocket .25), Woodsman .22,
 

Price List: May 1 1937 (PL-11)
Blue Price List

Differences between 1/1/41 and 7/1/41 catalogs:

Page 20 - Has a page titled "Selecting the Proper Arm" and shows the Detroit Police winning team from Camp Perry. This doesn't appear in the 7/1/41 catalog.

Page 23 - The "New Service Target" revolver appears only in the January edition

Page 26 - The "Camp Perry model" appears only in the January edition (page 26).

Blue PL-11
Dated 1/1/41

A79-2, February 1957 with factory print-over changes to the prices of magazines on the back. Single Action Army on the front and all the other models inside including Python, Officers Model, Woodsman, Government Model M1911, Commander, etc.

Some featured items are the Gold Cup National Match, New Police, Python, SAA, Woodsman, Diamondback, Coltsman rifle, Colteer, Stagecoach, Coltsman shotgun, AR-15 and the 3x AR-15 scope. Guns listed include 27 handguns, 5 rifles, 4 shotguns and the AR-15.

Catalog features 23 handguns including 2 Blackpowder revolvers. .22 caliber conversion for the Government Model, 3 Colt Sauer rifles, Colt Sauer Drilling, AR-15 and Stagecoach .22 Rifle. 2 pages of Jay Scott grips.

Colt "New Frontier Buntline Special", (the only factory engraved and inlaid New Frontier Buntline Special ever manufactured, which was created for the 1977 NSGA Show),1860 Army Black Powder Revolver, Single Action Army & New Frontier Single Action Army, Python, Trooper & Lawman MK III, Diamondback, Viper & Police Positive, Detective Special, Cobra & Agent, Gold Cup National Match, Ace & Government Model, Lightweight & Combat Commanders, AR-15 Sporter, Colt Sauer Sporting Rifles, Colt Sauer Drilling and the Colt Custom Shop services. [Internal photos black & white photographs, color photos on the covers only]

The Colt Walker, 1860 Army, 1862 Pocket Navy, 1862 Pocket Police, Single Action Army and New Frontier, Detective Special, Diamondback, Lawman Mk III, Trooper Mk III , Python, Gold Cup National Match and Ace, Government Model and 22 Conversion Unit, Combat Commanders and Lightweight Commanders, and the AR-15 Sporter. Also has a color section introducing the new 8” Colt Python. Center section with color photos of the Colt Sauer Rifles and Drilling. Back page has color photos of guns from the Colt Custom Shop.

The new Colt "Python Hunter" .357 magnum revolver, the Colt Heritage Black Powder "cap & ball" revolvers (the Colt Walker .44, the 1860 Army .44, the Colt Dragoon .44, the 1851 Navy .36, the 1862 Pocket Navy .36, & the 1862 Pocket Police .36), the famous Colt Single Action Army revolver (the Peacemaker), the Colt SAA New Frontier revolver, the Colt Ace .22 automatic, the Colt Gold Cup National Match .45 automatic, the Colt Government Model .45 automatic, the Colt Commander and Lightweight Commander automatics, the Colt Detective Special .38 Special revolver, the Colt Diamondback .38 Special revolver, the Colt Lawman Mark III .357 magnum revolver, the Colt Trooper Mark III .357 magnum, the Colt Python .357 magnum revolver, the Colt Target Python revolver (8 inch barrel) in .357 magnum, .38 Special, and the new .22LR & .22WMR.

Also featured are the Colt - Sauer series of bolt action hunting rifles and the Colt - Sauer Drilling (a double barrel shotgun and single rifle barrel combination), the Colt AR-15 Sporter .223 semi-automatic (civilian version of the M-16 military rifle), Colt collectables - (the 1860 U.S. Calvary Commemorative Set, the Colt Heritage Commemorative Walker Set, the one of a kind "European Show Gun" Colt SAA revolver, & the Colt SAA Ned Buntline Commemorative revolver) and more!!!

The Authentic Colt Black powder Walker & 1860 Army; Colt Dragoons & 1851/1861 Navys; 1862 Pocket Navy & Pocket Police; the Stainless Steel Black powder revolvers; the Gold Cup National Match and Ace; the Government Model & .22 Conversion Unit; the Combat & Lightweight Commanders; the Detective Special; the Diamondback; the Lawman & Trooper MKIII; the Python; the reintroduction of the New Frontier .22; the New Colt Mark V revolvers; the Colt Sauer Sporting Rifles & Drilling (in color); the AR-15 Sporters; Colt Collectables; the Colt Custom Shop and the services it offers.

Marked 1982 Colt Industries Operating Corp, but catalog contains several items taht are not listed in the earlier 1982 catalog:
- 9mm conversion unit for any Gold Cup or Gov't Model
- the AR-15 4x scope.
- 3 pages of guns (14 handguns,2 conversion units,2 AR-15 rifles, Colt Sauer rifle, 3x and 4x AR-15 scopes and Colt Reflex Sighting System for the AR-15.)
- 2 page chart of the guns listing weight and dimensions
- page listing Colt Firearms Authorized Repair Stations.

Features the AR-15 rifles with the new 9mm model and 4x scope. 8 semi-auto handguns,10 revolvers, Colt Sauer rifle and 22 LR & 9mm conversion units.

The Colt Python; the King Cobra & Peacekeeper; the Combat Elite & Gold Cup National Match; the new 10mm Pistol Delta Elite; the Government Model, Combat & Lightweight Commanders, and Officer's ACP; the .380 Government Model, Mustang .380 & New Mustang Pocket Lite .380; five models of AR-15 Sporters; the Colt Custom Shop and the services it offered; plus the New Delta Team combination of Delta H-BAR and Delta Elite.

The Government Models .45acp, .38 Super, .40cal., AR-15's, Pythons, Detective Special, .380 Government Model, .380 Mustang, Custom Shop & accessories, Combat Elite, Delta Elite, Gold Cup National Match, Commander and Officer’s ACP and King Cobra.

Features the introduction of the 10mm Delta Gold Cup,  the 380 government model and the 10mm Delta elite in matte stainless finish.

Colt Catalog supplement: "The Colt Collection" accessories.
Form no BN 3/89

New Products - Detective Special, the Cotl AR-15 7.62x39mm Sporter lightweight rifle, the 45 Colt Anaconda revolver, the M1991A1 45 ACP Compact and the 45 ACP Commander, Colt All American.

Catalog includes features, specifications and illustrations of the following Colt Sporter Rifle Models: 9mm Lightweight R6430, 16" .223 Lightweight R6530, .223 Competition Hbar R6700 & R6700CH, Target R6551 And .223 Match Hbar R6601. Also the following Colt auto handgun models: Double Eagle, Combat Elite, Delta Gold Cup, Delta Elite 10mm Auto, Government M1991A1, Combat Commander, Lightweight Commander, Officer's ACP, Gold Cup National Match, 380 Government and Mustang, and Cadet. Also the following Colt revolver handgun models: Single Action Army, Detective Special, King Cobra, Python, and Anaconda.

DS-II Revolver, Pony and Pony Pocketlite L.W. Pistols, King Cobra Revolver, M1991A1 Semiautomatic Pistols (Government, Commander, & Compact), M1991A1 Stainless Pistols (Government, Commander, & Compact), Lightweight Carry Model Pistols (Commander, Officer's ACP, & Defender), Anaconda Revolver, AR15 Match Target Rifles, AR15 Accurized Rifle, Colt .22 Semiautomatic Pistol, Enhanced Competition Model Pistols (.45 ACP, .38 Super and 9 x 23mm), Python Elite Revolvers, Gold Cup Trophy Pistols, Custom Shop Products & Services, The Peacemaker (Colt Single Action Army Revolver), Team Colt Rodeo & The Legend (PRCA Colt SAA Revolver), and Colt Licensed Products (Optics by C-More, Black Powder Arms, Safes, and CO2 Pistols.)

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