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With the Seecamp conversion.

Hi all, excited to share my first Colt - a 1903 hammerless. The serial number dates it to 1912. If anyone has any insight into whether this is the original finish that would be greatly appreciated!

I'm looking at buying this 1911. Seller claims it's original finish but it looks so nice I have a hard time believing it. I don't see any rebuild marks. Any thoughts?

Colt King Cobra, 1987 Edition. I made the case from curly maple.

The M7 bayonet was adopted in 1964 as the official bayonet for the M16 rifle. It was a evolution of earlier designs like the M4/M5/M6 series.
Standard production was handled by various contractors (like Milpar, etc.), but Colt got involved because they were the primary manufacturer of the M16 itself.

Colt assigned part number 62316 to their “New Model” M7 design. These were produced under contract by the Imperial Knife Company of Providence, Rhode Island, around 1963–1964

Roughly 30,000 units made. But Only about 8,000 made it into U.S. military service (mostly Vietnam era). The remaining ~22,000 sat in storage until the early 1990s, when Colt sold them off as surplus/export.

There were also licensed versions made in West Germany by Carl Eickhorn (marked “Made in W. Germany”), but the true US-made Imperial/Colt ones are the prized ones

Reposting because my last pictures sucked.
Colt XM16E1 the predecessor to the M16A1. This gun cost more than I expected to put together, but I’m very happy with how it came out.

Carried the M9/M17 for work for about 15 years now. Personally carried Glocks for about the same until last year when I randomly bought a blued Colt Competition in 45ACP. Now I have that, a Nighthawk GRP in 45, and just picked this up. It was sent off to NHC for their reliability enhancement package and a trigger job and they crushed it. Put 300 rounds of Blazer Brass and 20 rounds of Speer G2 through it over the weekend and honestly, it’s more fun than my GRP.

I just got this handgun what do you guys think about it ? Looks legit or like a fake one?

I am trying to find someone (individual craftsman, company, or custom grip maker) who can replicate the original pearl grips from the Colt Centennial pistols; specifically the white/pearl style grips with the gold Colt medallions.

I have been searching around forums, GunBroker, eBay, and older Colt discussions, but most of what I am finding are generic 1911 pearl grips or original vintage sets rather than accurate reproductions.

My current colt (Nebraska Centennial) has a pearl grip and the right side is cracked, the gun has been in my family for years. Any help would be appreciated 🙏🏻

She's a beaut Clark.

Still a fun caliber to shoot in a 1911ish platform

Came with the original box, warranty card, and a test target from the colt factory

Traded two pistols and paid $100 for this late 1914 colt 1908 it has some patina but id say 80 to 90 percent bluing left. I traded a 1945 ballester molina and a cz52 and the ammo for both.

Recently came into an 8in Anaconda and am absolutely in love with it. However, I realize how very impractical it is. Mostly a BBQ gun. That said, I’d still like a more convenient way to pack it around and maybe go on short hikes and such with it that is better than lugging the case along.

Most of the holsters available for the anaconda are very pricey, and aren’t even really what I want. I don’t need a crazy chest rig, all I want is a simple flap style holster that can protect it a bit on the ATV or when out and about. The quotes I’ve gotten to build this range anywhere from 150-350, which seems out of line for my situation.

This brought me to the available reproduction Colt Walker/Dragoon holsters. They are essentially exactly what I want, and run somewhere from 60-100 dollars. Here is what I was thinking

Both have an OAL ~14-15in
Both have the width of a 6 shot 44 cal cylinder
Both are ~6in in height
The loading lever means an approximately similar barrel thickness as compared to the full lug on the anaconda.

Here is my thought, pickup whatever the best looking full grain flap type walker/dragoon holster I can find, steam it well, and spent a couple afternoons jamming the anaconda into it with some leather conditioner to get it to mold to the specificity’s of the more modern revolver, and just roll with that.

Will this work, or is this a pipe dream? Anyone have further suggestions or feedback? Also open to other holster recommendations. I just thought that since you’re not *really* going to be carrying an 8in revolver all the time, maybe going the “horse pistol” route is a good bet.

Please leave me your input, thank you.

Just one piece of a huge haul of gun literature acquired recently. The prices are amazing .