A Friendly Colt Appreciation Thread

[Rick Bowles]

There is a thread that's blowing up over on the Colt forum.
"A friendly Smith & Wesson appreciation thread" Colt and S&W are unquestionably the preeminent gun makers in the country
and have been making iconic American firearms for well over 150 years.
It isn't surprising that Colt folks also appreciate and own Smith & Wesson firearms.
With a nod to the thread on the Colt forum let's show folks that S&W aficionados
also own, appreciate and shoot Colt firearms.

Allow me to start with three first model, pre-war Woodsman .22pistols, a Sport, a Target and Match Target.

 

[forindooruseonly]

I do love Colts as well as S&W, so I can get behind this idea.

Also - I am immensely jealous of your elephant ear Woodsman... That is a very nice collection of Woodsmans and nice photography too.

I don't own any early ones, so I'll add a couple from the end of the production run. Not as nice as the prewar guns, but nice enough just the same.

Obligatory Python picture...

And for those single shot aficionados...

 

[sheepdawg]

I've got five S&Ws on the Colt Forum thread. Here's three Colts.

 

[824tsv]

My picture taking skills leave something to be desired compared to the posts above, but here you go.

I like Woodsman's too!







I also like .38 wadcutter Colt's
top: Jim Clark Model 61-S (built in 1966) on a Colt .38 Special Kit gun
bottom: Colt National Match .38 Special Mid Range (reflection of the safe door on the slide-poor photo skills)

 

[410bore]

I only have a few;


Pre War OM .38 with King Sights and Roper Stocks







Diamondback .22 with original box

 

[RobertJ.]

Here's a DS from 1977, and a NS from 1916:

 

[Dennis The B]

My favorites -

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

Here is a pre war detective special with a King Super Police package and a King short action conversion:
DSCN0488 by alex1961m, on Flickr
DSCN0489 by alex1961m, on Flickr
DSCN0491 by alex1961m, on Flickr

 

[Rick Bowles]

The word "iconic" cold have been reserved for the Colt Single Action Army.
This is a consecutively numbered pair of 4-3/4" .45 Colt SAA with carved ivories.

pre-war Officers Model Target in .22 and .38 with ivory

 

[iPac]

Somehow I don't think this will be as popular over here, as the Smith thread is on the Colt forum but I will participate.

Here is some bling. Don't see that much of it over here. My 1992 King Cobra 357mag. Never shot it.

 

[Xfuzz]

A couple..

 

[H Richard]

Series 70 Gold Cup, slightly enhanced.



Officers Mod Target, that still shoots pretty good.

 

[824tsv]

Where do you locate the drool button?
Lot's of nice Colt's so far. I'll add a couple more of mine.

 

[beetledude]

A couple of mine....

 

[red9]

You may not collect both but, if you like quality firearms, you have to appreciate both Smith and Colt. I have posted this picture before. Matched pairs of similar frame size and same caliber.

Bob

 

[BigBill]

I need to figure out how to do pics.
I have a Purdy colt 1911a1 series 80 government model in 45acp with a 5" barrel in nickel. Colt and s&w knows how to do nickel right.
I have a Colt Officers Target model revolver built on the larger 41 frame. It's the largest framed revolver in 22lr that I own.

Think about it, if it wasn't for colt and s&w firearms in the old west where would our country be today? I think there's a lot of our nation's history with colt and s&w guns. Think about it there the hand guns that built a country, a nation.

 

[Harkrader]

I need a LOT more money.

 

[Harkrader]

The Delightful Dozen and the Hemorrhoid

The Delightful Dozen:


And the Hemorrhoid:

 

[4barrel]

Here are a few bullseye guns. Some have been shown before. I do have nicer grips but these fit my hands. 45acp--38sp--45acp--38sp--22lr.

 

[Rick Bowles]

WOW, talk about some Colt porn! A mint, first year Government Model and a 1940 Super Match
(a personal grail gun)! Does the Super Match have a Swartz Safety and what can you tell us about
the lanyard ring. Here's my 1939 National Match. It has the Swartz Safety and like the Super Match
has fixed sights which, by this time, was a special order option as the Stevens adjustable sight was standard.

 

[S. Hammer]

I have a few Smiths up on that thread. Here's my old duty Python

My Officers Model Match MKIII .38. One of only 496 ever made.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I can't post pics, but I have given a home to a 1919 PSS in 32-20, a Cobra, a pre 70 Commander in 45 ACP, and 70 series Commander in 38 Super. They get along just fine with my 15 Smiths. Ivan

 

[MarkAlt]

A Lightweight New Agent...

Special Combat Government carry model...

An Elite Combat Elite...

The required Python pic . A 2.5" bright stainless...

Delta Elite...

 

[SHOOTER13]

Added my S&W's to the Colt Forum Thread...here are my "Ponys"

 

[Saigon1965]

I like Colts and I like Ivory -

 

[Erich]

 

[Old cop]

I still have my '68 Cobra .38 purchased new as my first off-duty gun. Not carried much now, mostly doing home defense duty.

 

[boykinlp]

Colt Model 357


Colt Python


Colt 1908 Vest Pocket


Colt Series 70 Combat Government

 

[Ranger17]

just over a couple years ago i decided that in my 50's i wanted to get into shooting/gun ownership for the first time (i did shoot rifles off and on over the years just not consistently or with ownership). My in-laws who are all hunters/sport shooters offered me their dad's gun for my first firearm; it was just sitting in storage for a few years after he had passed.
So low and behold, i was handed down an early 50's Colt Challenger, one that may have been in their family since day one.

Not the most pristine piece anymore, but all i can say is that old gal sure still shoots nicely. In the couple years i've had her (i still take it to the range every now and then) i've put maybe 1k rounds thru it. Thing just keeps going and going lol.

It hooked me on shooting, and someday i'll hand her down to my grandson and keep it in the family.

 

[ContinentalOp]