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THE BOOK OF COLT ENGRAVING by R. L. Wilson

• 64 PAGES OF COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS by S. P. Stevens, E. I. Blomstrann, J. Miller, D. McLaughlin, D. V. Monaghen, S. Latham, K Kay, H. E. Behney, B. Sleadd, W. A. Scott, and Meyers Studio, Inc.

• FINE in VG Dust Jacket (several edge tears in dust jacket)
• 1974 First Edition
• Wallace Beinfeld Publications, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:74-21631
• 422 pages w/index covering the decorating and engraving of Colt Firearms
• Item No: colt 1..Price $485.00

A HISTORY OF THE COLT REVOLVER from 1836 to 1940

by Charles T. Haven and Frank A Belden

• GREEN SIMULATED LEATHER BINDING, WITH GOLD LETTERING, worn slipcase

• FINE, But No Dust Jacket; RILING #2318
• 1940 First Edition
• William Morrow & Company New York
• Ray Riling Arms Books Bookplate, and Bookmark laid in. William Courtney Overstreet Bookplate on pastedown
• 711 pages w/index covering the History of the Colt Factory, as well as the guns, with many illustrations, and Facsimiles of a number of patents on the colt revolver.
• Item No: colt 2..Price $245.00

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A HISTORY OF THE COLT REVOLVER from 1836 to 1940

by Charles T. Haven and Frank A Belden

• GREEN CLOTH BINDING, WITH GOLD LETTERING, PICTORIAL DUST JACKET has edge chips & tears

• FINE WITH Dust Jacket some light foxing to upper edges of pages
• 1940 BONANZA EDITION with (A) on copyright page
• FOREWARD BY Stephen V. Grancsay, Curator of Arms & Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of ARt, NY NY
• 711 pages w/index The book is in four parts: A history of all Colt Models,variations & manufacutre. 2nd a complete listing of all Colt revolvers prior to the modern types, with official titles, collectors' names & variants. 3rd a collection of letters, speeches, Senate reports, price lists, catalogues, advertising, contracts & other documents relating to Colt models from 1836 to 1940. 4th Facsimilies of patents on the Colt revolver, including machine section drawings of all early models and accessories.
• Item No: colt 3... Price $125.00

• GREEN SIMULATED LEATHER BINDING, GOLD EMBOSSED TITLE, Fine in Very good dust jacket, small chips and tears. Published by the Author Santa Ana, California
• "There are well over five hundred engraving plates employed in illustrating the book, and of course considerably more than that number of individual arms are pictured."
• 1954 FIRST EDITION: 385 pages w/index: Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:54-8380
• "Here there is presented the full and comprehensive story of Colt firearms from their origin to the present. In ths one volume you will find pictured and described the complete range of weapons produced, from the first experimental Paterson Pistols to the latest Colt Magnum."
• "It is believed that this all-inclusive edition, containing much new material and put together in a precise, easy-to-read manner, may fill the long-felt need for a dependable text-book of all Colt arms"
• ITEM NO: Colt 4.... Price: $225.00

• Fine Pictorial Brick Cloth Binding in Fine Dust Jacket w/a few small tears

• Gun Hill Publishing Co., Yazoo City Mississippi
• "Approximately 220 individual photos..show a model, sub-model, variation, marking, etc"
• Signed by author on title page, with signed letter laid in thanking Mr Andrew B. Hart for his information furnished on Lower Canada gun. Mr Hart was a New York State Police ballistic expert, working from 1937 to 1965
• 1967 FIRST EDITION....243 pages w/index on coated paper Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:67-19544
• "A comprehensive survey in both words and pictures of the Colt Navy models. Color photo on dust cover by Dr. R. L. Moore, Jr., Philiadelphia, Mississippi
• Item No: Colt 5... Price: $445.00

• Very Good soft cover binding

• Published by Pioneer Press, Harriman, Tennessee
• Several photographic Illustrations of Colt Factory, and some of the guns
• Bookplate of Andrew B. Hart, NYS Police Ballistic Expert
• Copyright 1952..200 pages w/index
• "The story of Samuel Colt, Master Showman who pursued and found a dream"
• This book covers the life and times of the development of many history changing inventions, one of which was Colt's guns.
• Item No: Colt 6 ... Price: $22.00

• Fine Pictorial paper covered boards, green cloth backstrip, gold lettering

• The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut
• 8 Illustrations..Upper corners slightly bumped, Riling #2675
• 1949 First Edition 157 pages w/index, limited to 1000 copies
• "The correspondence published in this volume completes the account of the manufacture in 1847 of the Walker model of the Colt revolver at Whitneyville, Ct.
• "In the 1840s manufacture of arms and other articles by machine tools had only just begun. Whitney and Colt were proponents of mass production and interchangeability of parts, probably the foremost in Connecticut. Their methods in fulfilling a Government contract for revolvers required for the War with Mexico make a noteworthy chapter in the early industrial history of the State"
• Item No: Colt 7... Price: $165.00

• Fine, in fine dust jacket; white boards, black cloth backstrip, gold lettering

• Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden city, New York 1978
• Illustrated with photographs of the characters that peopled Sam's life and the guns he built, and the plant where he built them. B&W
• 1978 FIRST EDITION: 233 pages w/index
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:79-8214. ISBN 0-385-12371-X.
• "When Sam Colt perfected the six-shooter, the firepower it unleashed drove the Mexicans from Texas, the Indians from the Plains. It revolutionized warefare world wide"
• "The first biography of the Connecticut born man whose name was to become synonymous with the Wild West evokes the spirit of the ebullient era he helped to shape....a rags-to-riches saga of a barely literate young man who parlayed a vigorous mind, a fierce self-confidence, and a flair for chemistry and mechanics into the invention of the revolver, the submarine cable, and an industrial empire that perfected the mass-production system 50 years before the coming of Henry Ford"
• Item No: Colt 8... Price: $00.00

• Near fine, wraps, small 4to

• James E. Serven, Editor, Santa Ana, CA; Carl Metzger, Publisher, Dallas, T
• Illustrated profusely with photographs and line drawings, mostly of guns.
• There is a slight bend about 2" from staples in booklet, a small spot on page 3
• First of three booklets on Colt, 31 pages 1946 FIRST EDITION Riling # 2564
• Includes a photograph of "Ramond Massey from "Reap the Wild Wind" who holds (and fires) a genuine Paterson pistol furnished by the author. Produced by Cecil B. deMille-firearms collector"
• "A painstaking effort has been made to present the facts accurately, eliminating the "hear-say" and "folk-lore".
• Item No: Colt 9..Price: $110.00

• Lower corner bent otherwise near fine, wraps, small 4TO

• copyright, 1946 by James E. Serven and Carl Metzger
• One Fredric Remington print, and photographs of the guns
• Second of three booklets on Colt. 55 pages. 1946 FIRST EDITION Riling# 2565
• "Numerous publications have contributed data, here and there, toward the complete picture. It is our purpose here, as in the preceding monograph of this series, PATERSON PISTOLS, to correlate all the known data, add to it the results of our long study and observations, and then prepare for you a digest of the findings. We seek to present this in a concise and readable manner, with careful attention given to the selection of accompanying illustrations."
• "The comprehensive Colt collection of the publisher, and the numberous arms owned by the author have provided a good nucleus for this study."
• Item No: Colt 10.. Price: $110.00

• Lower right corner bent otherwise near fine, wraps, small 4TO

• copyright 1947 by James E. Serven and Carl Metzger
• One reproduction of a Catlin print, a rare example of Sam Colt's early advertising, numerous photographs.
• Bookplate of Charles T. Haven inside front cover, Haven was co-author of A HISTORY OF THE COLT REVOLVER from 1836-1940, Ray Riling Arms Books sticker inside back cover
• Third in the series of 3 monographs.59 pages 1947 FIRST EDITION, Riling # 2617
• "The Military was Colt's best customer; Sam boasted that he sold his firearms to the governments of America, England, Russia, Turkey, Prussia, Austria, Holland, Egypt, Mexico, Brazil, China, Chile, and the various English Colonies. Colt percussion pistols have been found jin all of those regions; Sam's claims are probably correct."
• Includes a section on Colt Powder Flasks, Confederate Pistols, Colt Imitations,and Pocket Pistols.
• Item No: Colt 11.. Price: $110.00

• Fine in VG Dust Jacket; Grey cloth with Gold lettering, Gold embossed Colt Mfg Seal

• Published by Robert Q. Sutherland, Kansas City, MO
• 39 color plates and hundreds of black and white photographs.
• Previous owners stamp on flyleaf
• 1971 FIRST EDITION; 604 pages w/index
• "The American Society of Arms Collectors through its Reviewing Staff, takes pride in endorsing this book and in recommending it as a standard reference work in the field of Colt Firearms history."
• "Each and every type of Colt revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, and a multitude of various Colt items are described and reviewed in prodigious detail in the text of "The Book of Colt Firearms"."
• Item No: Colt 12.. Price: $545.00

• Near Fine in VG Dust Jacket which has small chips & tears.Orange cloth, black & silver lettering.

• William Morrow and Company, NY 1950
• "Copiously Illustrated with photographs from outstanding collections and with contemporary drawings and advertising cuts not previously reproduced."
• Inscription to original owner by gift giver on front flyleaf.
• First edition, 4th printing (April 1953) with 15 additional pages of photographs plus 184 pp w/index.
• "The first section ...traces the development of the Colt six-shooter from its use by Cavalry in the Civil War throughout the era of its great popularity with cowboys and frontiersmen in the West."

• "The second part is devoted to the story of the Peacemaker in production and distribution, with a final chapter on the significance in American hsitory of the revolver from its early days in Texas to the symbolism it has acquired today."

• Item No: Colt 13.. Price: $65.00

• Near fine in VG Dust Jacket with small chips & tears, Blue cloth with silver lettering

• Published by Herb Glass, Bullville, NY for Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
• Illustrations are photographs of arms and memorabilia in Col Colt's personal group in the Atheneum
• Front flyleaf and blank leaf slightly crumpled.
• 1964 FIRST EDITION of 5000 copies, 132 pages w/index.
• "Col Samuel Colt had his preferences and his prejudices, like any other man of any time and place, but his preferences had a special and universal significance because they shaped the destiny of a new tool-the revolver-that helped preserve the Union, explore the West, and settle our continent. Now, for the first time, arms collectors and gun enthusiasts throughout the world can study his personal preferences...."
• "The publication of this work in 1964 is most fitting since this year marks the 150th anniversary of Colonel Colt's birthdate"

• Item No: Colt 14... Price: $00.00

• Fine, no Dust Jacket, Brown cloth gold letteringc

• Published by Charles Kidwell, Wichita, Kansas.
• 9 full color Illustrations
• flyleaf clipped
• 1969. #366 of 1000 Limited signed edition; 114 unnumbered pages w/appendices
• Preface by James e. Serven
• "The background histories have been selected for authenticity and interest; many are quotations from sources contemporary with the commemorated themes. References from The American Annual Cyclopaedia (1861-1872) are taken from a deluxe leather bound set in the author's library. These books were originally in the library of Mrs Samuel (Elizabeth Hart Jarvis) Colt, and are inscribed in her handwriting, including the notation "Armsmear"
• Item No: Colt 15... Price: $150.00

• Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket; Grey cloth with Black Lettering.

• Greenberg:Publisher, New York.
• Illustrations: a few photographs and line drawings.
• Dust jacket has slight discoloration upper 2 inches.
• 1953 FIRST EDITION, 62 pages w/Appendix.
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:53-5532.
• "The story of the Leech & Rigdon and Rigdon-Ansley Revolvers".
• "Here is a definitive work which will make possible the positive identification of Leech & Rigdon and Rigdon-Ansley revolvers and explode the myths of there being other "Confederate" Colts."
• Item No: Colt 16...Price: $125.00

• Fine in Fine Dust Jacket; Red simulated leather binding with embossed Colt Gun & lettering on front cover, embossed lettering on spine.

• Cherokee Publications, Kansas City MO; Printed by Walsworth Publishing Co, Marceline, MO.
• Numerous Photographic Illustrations.
• 1993 Stated FIRST EDITION 224 pages w/index.
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:LC 93-62244. ISBN -0-9617876-3-5.
• "Here is the complete story, in reference form, of one of Colt's most innovative revolvers - the Frontier Scout and its subsequent variations. Over 570,000 single action .22 caliber revolvers were produced from 1957 to 1986 as a companion to their famous Model P revolver. This books takes the reader on a guided tour of the 48 major variations. In addition, numerous sub-variations are identified and discussed in detail. Complete production figures are presented for all models."
• "Colt Company redords, coupled with a detailed survey, provide the basis for this in-depth study."
• Item No: Colt 17...Price: $00.00

• Fine in Fine Dust Jacket; Light blue-green cloth with silver lettering.

• Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Inc. Box 460, Lincoln, RI 02865.
• Photographs.
• 1990 First Edition, presentation copy, signed by the Author.
• 144 pages w/index.
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:90-060405 ISBN: 0-917218-43-
• "Well know Colt author and historian C. Kenneth Moore brings us this account of Colt's famed London Agency and the S. A. A. Revolver. Drawing upon vast documentary sources, most notably the correspondence of the legendary "Baron" Frederich von Oppen, this work chronciles the relationship between the London Agency and the Hartford home office in a way never before accomplished."
• "Chapters include: Original SAA; Short Barrels; Shoulder Stocks; Trademark London Address; Iron & Steel; Start of the Double Action: Prussia/Germany; Austria; Egypt; The London Agency & England; Other Foreign Countries etc. Also included is a valuable Summary of Shipments of the Colt new Army pistols sent to the London Agency through the end of 1881"
• Item No: Colt 18...Price: $55.00

• Near fine in VG Dust Jacket; Dark Blue Cloth, gold lettering.

• Publisher: Dorrance & Company, Incorporated, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010
• Numerous Photograpshs
• 1987 First Edition, First Printing, Presentation copy, signed by Author, light shelf wear.
• 140 pages w/index.
• ISBN 0-8059-3017-5
• "In the early 1870s the new Colt Single Action Army revolver became the standard handgun of the U. S. Army. Around this time, the U. S. Navy, another Colt Company customer of long standing, opted to bypass the new revolver, proceeding instead to use their older Colt Navy percussion postols ( Models 1851 and 1861) converted for use with metallic cartridges."
• The author ultimately documents the Navy's use of all Colt handguns and other revolvers during an era of great change. In the process, he traces the alternately cooperative but sometimes contentious Colt-Navy association which exists even today.
• Item No: Colt 19 Price: $75.00

• Fine in Fine Dust Jacket; Dark Blue simulated leather, gold lettering.

• Cochran Publishing Company, Rapid City, SD
• Numerous photographs.
• 1987 First Edition, limited to 2000 copies, previous owner's name stamped inside cover. Back flyleaf folded and miscut during binding.
• 288 pages w/chronology.
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:.87-72969. ISBN: 0-936259-07-8.
• "The history of the American West has been written in many thousands of books covering many topics, but until now no book has been written on the Colt firearms used by the Cavalry....From the post-Civil War west to the battle of Wounded Knee, and later the western arena, was the scene of many diverse actions involving the Colt Cavalry Model Revolver."
• "..this book is more than a history of this revolver; it is a history of the cavalry and the men who carried it-from the dusty marches, the uniforms and equipment, to the music played by the cavalry band and much much more."
• Item No: Colt 20... Price: $115.00

• Fine condition, simulated embossed leather binding with copper embossed colt & lettering.

• Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas.
• Numerous full color and black & white photographs.
• 1978 First Edition limited to 3000 copies, signed by the Author.
• 151pages w/bibliography.
• Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number:.LC 78-62244.
• "With this book the collector has all the basic tools to determine whether or not a given gun is of high production or uniquely desirable.
• "If a collector is able to avoid one mistake, then, at today's prices, this reference book has more than paid for itself."
• Item No:Colt 21.. Price: $165.00

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