
Colt Furniture
#1
Posted 16 February 2004 - 07:04 PM
#2
Posted 16 February 2004 - 07:33 PM
The blond or light wood is not uncommon. If the stock had the anchor marking and the the slide lock was nickel it was probably original Colt. The vertical would not have any marks if it's Colt wood. British sling swivels are normally on top of the butt and and on the right side of the verticle. Colt wood with hardware is expensive these days. I just saw a set a week ago at a collectors show in Orlando. The guy was asking $900 for the butt and $350 for the verticle. It ain't worth it!
Greg Fox
#3
Posted 16 February 2004 - 07:45 PM
Almost forgot to mention - if the butt stock is Colt it would have a serial number stamped on the underside of the butt plate and on the wood. The number would probably be under 15, 040 but could be slightly higher and still be Colt. I have a Colt that has 15041 stamped on the stock and butt plate.
Greg Fox
#4
Posted 16 February 2004 - 09:08 PM
QUOTE (1921A @ Feb 16 2004, 07:33 PM) |
British sling swivels are normally on top of the butt and and on the right side of the verticle. |
My Savage Lend-Lease gun has the front swivel on the LEFT of the vertical grip.
DC
#5
Posted 16 February 2004 - 10:36 PM
#6
Posted 17 February 2004 - 06:46 AM
DC, I can't for the life of me remember the position of those swivels. Thanks again, everyone.
#7
Posted 17 February 2004 - 11:42 AM
#8
Posted 17 February 2004 - 12:00 PM
#9
Posted 17 February 2004 - 06:00 PM
It sounds like the Florida wood is well known. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time but the description of the swivels dosen't sound like original stuff. The lend lease guns had all sorts of junk attached. I have one Colt stock from a 28N that I cut that has a weird round ring type swivel. The gun had the normal 28N horizontal forend with the offset Enfield swivel. The rear swivel is unlike anthing I've ever seen but is perfectly inletted and royal blue. I'll try to post a picture of it when I have time. Most of the "British" guns I've seen have the front Enfield type swivel on the left side but I'm sure some were probably put on the right. Ask Terry Williams - he had several over the years.
Greg Fox
#10
Posted 17 February 2004 - 08:35 PM
#11
Posted 18 February 2004 - 12:51 AM



#12
Posted 18 February 2004 - 11:51 AM
Your logical arguments naturally fell on deaf ears. The NRA couldn't care less about NFA owners. I'd love to see Wayne Lapierre explain his rebuff of NRA owners, but considering his less than stellar performance dealing with 2nd Amendment issues on handguns, rifles, and shotguns, it is probably best he remains mute on Class III weapons.
#13
Posted 18 February 2004 - 12:05 PM
#14
Posted 18 February 2004 - 07:33 PM
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#15
Posted 18 February 2004 - 09:21 PM
