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mec · May 25, 2002, 09:50 PM

Well, kind of historic. I found this fully assembled, in the white and very well fitted and finished. Whoever did it even did good metal work on the insides- unlike most. It has three digit serial numbes or matching assembly numbers and no proof marks and all markings are out of sight. I was told by somebody who knows that these were built by one of the italina firms for Colt in 1978 when they were starting Colt black powder. A friend of his bought them up after Colt rejected them for one reason or another. they came with a 1978 dated colt black powder manual.

May 25, 2002, 09:50 PM	#1
mec Junior member Join Date: December 6, 2001 Posts: 1,536	Historic Colt navy Well, kind of historic. I found this fully assembled, in the white and very well fitted and finished. Whoever did it even did good metal work on the insides- unlike most. It has three digit serial numbes or matching assembly numbers and no proof marks and all markings are out of sight. I was told by somebody who knows that these were built by one of the italina firms for Colt in 1978 when they were starting Colt black powder. A friend of his bought them up after Colt rejected them for one reason or another. they came with a 1978 dated colt black powder manual. Last edited by mec; August 28, 2010 at 09:23 PM.