The first Colt 22 RF automatic was marketed as Colt Automatic Target Pistol. The SSA (Peacemaker), G for the Government model (1911), 'I' for the Python, 'M'įor the 1903/1908 32/380 semi-auto and 'N' for the 1908 25ACP, etc.

Number that the Colt factory assigned to this model. Mid 1955, and the Third Series means the third “S” frame design as used fromġ955 to the end of regular production in 1977. Includes all versions built on the 'second' frame design from late 1947 until The actualįirst model Woodsman (that had that name on it) as it existed prior to andĭuring World War Two, was basically the same as the pre-Woodsman. Have NOT been marked Woodsman, however for general purposes it is a Woodsman,īut for collectors it is called the pre-Woodsman as noted below. The models referred to here are all those pistols built on the “S”įrame as designated by the Colt factory. Series, like different barrel lengths, sights or grips, etc.

There are also some sub-series within the There are three basic series of Woodsman pistols, corresponding to The average owner insight to this series. This article is a brief rendition of the Colt 'Woodsman series, and will give Truth be told, if there was no Woodsman, the rimfire pistol market could look very different today.ARE THREE DISTINCT SERIES (maybe even 4 or 5 depending on how fine you interpret it) 22LR single stack ten-shot magazine pistol, with a fixed skinny barrel and strait blowback action. Finally, Bill Ruger launched his company in 1949 with a.

Then came the Smith and Wesson Model 41, which looks suspiciously like the slab-sided Woodsman Match Target Model. These guns, which first came out in the 1930s, look, and perform like clones of the Woodsman. Had it not been for the Colt Woodsman, Carl Gustav Swebilius would never have produced the Hi-Standard series of pistols.

In continuous production for more than 60 years, these guns set the bar that other. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Marked with a government cartouche and US markings, these served for decades before they were passed along to the surplus market. The military ordered 4,000 Match Target Bull’s-eye pistols for training purposes (then as now, it’s still cheaper to shoot 22LR than.

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