- #COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIAL NUMBER#
- #COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIES#
#COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIAL NUMBERS#
Woodsman Sport Model, serial numbers 90000-187423, with 4-1/2 inch straight tapered barrel and fixed front sight (1934-47).ħ. Besides a medium barrel, a small number of the earliest Sports also had a half moon shaped front sight, similar to that used on the Police Positive revolver of the same era.Ħ. First Series: Woodsman Sport Model, serial numbers 86000-91000, with 4-1/2 inch medium barrel and ramp front sight (1933-1934).
#COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIES#
After 1938 the first series Sport was available with either a fixed or an adjustable front sight.ĥ. Same as the Target models of the same era.
Other than a short barrel and fixed front sight, the Sport models are the This 1933 advertisement announced the new Sport Model Woodsman. First Series: Woodsman Target Model with 6-5/8 inch straight tapered barrel, Serial Numbers 90000-187423 (1934-47). First Series: Woodsman Target Model same as number 2, above, except marked THE WOODSMAN. First Series: Pre-Woodsman, with 6-5/8 inch medium barrel: serial numbers 31000-54000 (1922-27).ġ927 ad in The American Rifleman announcing the new name for the Woodsmanģ.
#COLT WOODSMAN MAGAZINE SERIAL NUMBER#
First Series: Pre-Woodsman, with the thin, 6-5/8 inch pencil barrel serial number under 31000 (1915-1922)Ĭlick on the picture to open a larger illustration.Ģ. 500 inch just forward of the receiver, then tapers slightly to. Pronounced shoulder that steps down the barrel diameter to. The different barrel profiles used in the first series Woodsman Target Model are:ġ. Collectors today generally use “Pre-Woodsman” to refer to the earlier versions. The earliest model of what would come to be known as the Woodsman originally came in only one version and was known simply as “Colt Automatic Target Pistol” from 1915 until 1927, when THE WOODSMAN was added to the side of the receiver. No alphabetical suffix to the serial number. The serial numberĪlso provides a sure means of identification, since only the first series has Which resembles the German Luger in the rakish grip angle. The first series Woodsman can be easily recognized by its distinctive profile,
With the many overlapping changes that took place over the years, there are a large number of possibilities, as illustrated by my collection of approximatelyĢ00 Colt Woodsman pistols including prototypes, experimentals, special order, factory engraved, et cetera. An engineering or design change might be an important variation to one person, and an insignificant item of little interest to another. Many more variations could be added to this list of 21, depending on how far one wishes to go with the collection, and on which features the collector considers significant. Where the bullet goes in to where it comes out. Wherever barrel length is mentioned it is measured from breech to muzzle ie, from
The following models comprise a representative basic collection of the Colt Woodsman. A Basic Woodsman Collection A BASIC WOODSMAN COLLECTION
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