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Neither the Colt nor the FN has a manual safety that rotates 180 degrees. The only gun I can think of that does that is the Czech Duo
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Lord, I hate losing my memory. You are right, Jim.
I dug out one of my Colts and yes, I was thinking of a Duo.
The Colt rotates forward up into a large recess at the rear of the slide, and the hold open position is small triangular shaped notch a little further forward.
The FN has two distinct square notches that perform the same functions, but the parts from the two guns are still not interchangeable.
What the purpose of the FN marked "Colt" was is a mystery to me, but one thing is sure: Even at the price the guy wanted, I wish I had bought it, but 30 years ago $250.00 was way more than I thought it was worth.
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I doubt very much that Colt ever made guns of any kind for FN.
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Had I not seen and handled the gun in person, I would have doubted it, too. Even at that time I knew it was highly unusual, but my cheap self didn't want to pay his price, and he was iffy about selling it anyway.
Nevertheless, I did see it, it does exist, and another collector acquiantance has also seen one.
EDIT: But the mystery is now solved. See later posts.