Colt pistols of small caliber

pistolets Colt de petit calibre expliqué

The Colt "Vest Pocket" Pistol

- Based on a 1905 Browning design for FN (Belgium)

- First prototype appeared in 1907

- A striker used instead of a hammer and firing pin

- Mechanical features

- How the safeties work

- Thumb safety - grip safety - magazine safety

Operation of the Colt "Vest Pocket" Pistol

- Firing cycle explained

- The 6,35 mm Browning or .25 ACP cartridge

- Dismounting of the Colt "Vest Pocket"

- Collector's corner

- Markings and serial numbers

- 1958, a new "Vest Pocket" of Spanish Astra design

- Production figures of the "Junior"

The Colt "Woodsman"

- Early developments

- George Tansley and Francis Chadwick

- The Colt Target Model becomes "The Woodsman" in 1927

- 1935, the "Sport Model Woodsman"

- 1938, the "Match Target Woodsman"

- Post War II developments

- 1947, the "Woodsman New Model"

- May of the same year, a "Match Target" version

- 1950, the low cost "Challenger" model

Mechanical features of the Colt "Woodsman"

- Principal parts of the "Woodsman"

- Trigger mechanism

- Breechblock and slide

- Main spring housing

- How the "Woodsman" works

- The thumb safety

Dismounting the Colt "Woodsman"

- The locking plunger

- Removing the main spring housing

- Removing the slide

- Dismounting the slide's components

- Dismounting the receiver's components

Operation of the Colt "Woodsman"

- Loading the magazine

- All the steps of the firing cycle

The Colt "Ace" in caliber .22 LR

- The reason for its development

- Production period

- The adjustable rear sight

- The operation of the Colt "Ace"

- Mechanical features

- Production figures

Colt "Service Model Ace" in caliber .22 LR

- The system known as a "floating chamber"

- Functioning of the Colt "Service Model Ace"

- How the process multiplies the recoil by four

- Production figures of the Colt "Service Ace Model"

- "Service Model Ace" conversion unit in caliber .22 LR

- Production figures of the conversion unit .45 ACP to .22 LR

- Conversion unit variations

- Parts and markings of the conversion unit

- The .38 Super receiver modification to accept a C.U.

- A new conversion unit labelled "ACE II"

A new Colt pistol in caliber .22 LR

- Colt introduces a new .22 LR pistol in 1994

- Mechanical features of the new Colt .22 LR pistol

- Short barrelled version (4 1/2")

- Target version with a 6-inch barrel

- Light dot sights by C-More Systems

Dismounting the new .22 LR Colt pistol

- Disassembly steps

- An Allen wrench is required

- The striker safety

- Accidental release of the striker

- Further dismounting steps

- need for a screw driver with a star shaped tip

- Specific tricks

- Magazine disassembly

How the new .22 LR Colt pistol works

- Blowback and single action

- The sear mechanism

- The trigger mechanism

- The firing cycle - step by step

- The disconnecting device

- Trigger tuning

- Sear safety details

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