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This is a Second Series Match Target manufactured in 1968.Like most guns that were introduced in the early 1900s, the Colt Woodsman required a lot of hand fitting that would make it quite expensive today. This total includes the Huntsman, Challenger and Targetsman - economy variations without features like adjustable sights, hold-open actions and thumb rests. In production from 1915 to 1977, the Colt factory in Hartford turned out more than 600,000 of the various Woodsman models.
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Some specimens can are valued at more than $4,000.The classy Colt Woodsman was one of the most popular pistols in America during the first half of the 20th century. Collectors categorize three groups, First (Pre-Woodsman), Second and Third series. Now 40 years since they were in the Colt catalog.
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One of the most popular pistols of the early 20th century. First successful rimfire semi-auto pistol. What makes the Colt Woodsman popular with collectors. Browning design, the first successful rimfire semi-auto pistol would later become the Colt Woodsman. (Thanks to Ed Brink, in his Colt Rimfire Automatic Pistols, for the "Double S" information.As another historic John M. In order to salvage the 1336 guns already numbered past 100000S, they were hand stamped with an S prefix, in addition to the suffix, thereby creating the "Double S" variation.
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*Double S Huntsman: The serial number series that began with 001001S passed 100000S in 1976, and reached 101336S before it was noticed that numbers used in 1952 were being duplicated. Contrary to some published reports, all models of the Woodsman line - Target, Sport, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman - were manufactured in the serial number range that began with 300001S.
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Serial numbers for all models: Sport, Target, Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman, integrated early in 1969 and restarted at 001001S.ĭue to reaching a serial number range (100,000S) that had already been used in 1952, serial numbers were restarted again in May, 1976, beginning with 300001S. The numbers then skipped to 160001-S and restarted. Late 1955: The first 1001 Woodsmans of the 3rd series were assigned serial numbers 146138-S to 147138-S, from the end of the 2nd series block. Huntsman (Begin at 90001-C) and Targetsman (Begin at 129300-C) Serial numbers then skipped to 90001-C and restarted. The Huntsman replaced the Challenger in 1955, with the introduction of the third series. Target, Sport, and Match Target Models Models As a result, any table of manufacture dates by serial number for the First Series Match Target can only be approximate at best. The Woodsman Bullseye model was numbered in non-sequential blocks, so a gun with a lower serial number might well have been assembled and shipped later than one with a higher serial number. The rest were assigned a new block of serial numbers beginning at 180000, and continuing to 187423 (with some numbers skipped).įirst Series Match Target "Bullseye" Model: 1938-1944 Some were numbered in the 157038 to 159024 range. Shortly after World War II, from Oct, 1946 to June, 1947 a number of prewar type guns were assembled and shipped. *Some numbers from the 1942 block were shipped after WWII, in 19.
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(Sport introduced at approximately serial number 86000)
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