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Colt M1. 90. 2 Wikipedia. This article is about the semi automatic pistol. For the Colt Model 1. Philippinerevolver, see Colt M1. Colt Model 1. 90. Colt Military Model 1. Type. Semi automatic pistol. A1. 45 Colt. 45 ACP Production Statistics and Serial Numbers. My uncle passed away and left me several guns. One was a old Colt 25Auto. I was wondering if anybody could tell me the value of this pistol. The serial is 142234. Place of origin. United States. Production history. Designer. John Browning. Designed. 19. 02. Manufacturer. Colts Manufacturing Company. Produced. 19. 021. Aprendendo A Gostar De Si Mesmo Louise Hay Em Pdf on this page. Military Model 1. Sporting ModelNo. Military Model6. Sporting ModelVariants. Military Model, Sporting Model. Specifications. Weight. Military Model3. Sporting ModelLength. Military Model8. Sporting ModelBarrel length. Cartridge. 3. 8 ACPAction. Short recoil operation. Feed system. 8 round detachable box magazine Military Model7 round magazine Sporting ModelSights. Fixed open iron sights. The Model 1. 90. 2 is a semi automatic pistol developed by famous American firearms designer John Browning and produced by the Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in the early 2. The Model 1. 90. 2 was not a new design, but rather an incremental improvement upon the nearly identical M1. Colt Mustang Serial Numbers' title='Colt Mustang Serial Numbers' />Sporting Model, the 1. Military model, and the 1. Pocket Hammer model. The 1. 90. 2 Sporting model was so similar to the 1. Military Model featured a different serial range as did the 1. Pocket Hammer model. The 1. 90. 2 Military Model featured a square and lengthened grip frame with an additional round in the magazine, while the 1. Pocket Hammer featured a shortened barrel and slide but retained the Sporting model grip frame. The Colt M1. 90. 5. ACP pistol would be derived from the same lineage, also with a different serial number range. DevelopmenteditIn the late 1. Colt Mustang Serial Numbers' title='Colt Mustang Serial Numbers' />United States, were evaluating or in the process of adopting a state of the art semi automatic service pistol to replace the revolvers in use at the time which were perceived to be outdated. American gun designer John M. Browning wished to join contemporaries such as Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger in designing a marketable semi automatic pistol. Browning partnered with the Colts Manufacturing Company which was hoping to capitalize on the interest in service pistol modernization by procuring large and profitable government military contracts. Their first collaboration produced the Model 1. U. S. military enough to lead to the purchase of a few hundred Model 1. The Model of 1. 90. The Mauser C9. 6, 1. Luger, and Colt 1. The Mauser tended to be considered the most developed or mature in terms of mechanism, featuring a reliable action protected from the elements, manual safety, and a hold open indicating the last shot had been fired and easily convertible to carbine form, however the pistol had reached its developmental peak. The Luger, like the Colt, in 1. The Colt was ergonomically the opposite, having poor balance and a crude grip, it also lacked safety mechanisms the abandoned and unpopular sight safety was exchanged for no safety at all, and was considered more open to the elements. The Colt 1. 90. 2 sporting model, used in 1. Swedish tests lost out to the FN Browning 1. MM, was also found to be not quite sufficiently reliable but the Swedes also mentioned the ergonomic drawbacks. The value of the Colt, however, was that its. ACP cartridge was considered superior to both German pistols cartridges and a step in the right direction the Swedes mentioned this virtue. The Colt 1. 90. 2 had room to develop, while the Mauser was already mature and not subject to improvement. The Luger on the other hand would be developed at about the same pace as the Colt 1. ACP Colt 1. 90. 5s and 4. Counter Strike 1.8.0 here. ACP Lugers faced off, although in the end both pistols showed insufficient promise in the heavier caliber, and as the United States was committed to the. ACP, the basic 1. ACP and the Luger had a tad more stretch and would find the greatness with the 9 mm parabellum cartridge that would never come to the Colt 1. However the Colt pistols helped sell the semi automatic pistol concept in the United States and would contribute to the development of the Colt 1. Design detailseditThe M1. Model of 1. 90. 0 by the simplification of its internal mechanism and a reduction in the number of internal parts. Browning and Colt also adopted the suggestion of the U. S. Military to add a slide stop to the design. The problematic pivoting rear sight safety of the M1. Another shortcoming in the M1. British military, who discovered that the pistol had a tendency to fire when dropped. In the M1. 90. 2, the firing pins length was reduced to be less than that of the slot it moved in, decreasing the likelihood of such an occurrence unless the firing pin was actually struck by the hammer. The Model of 1. ACPcartridge as was the earlier M1. The M1. 90. 2 pistol for the most part also shared the same hard black rubber grips which were standard on the Model 1. The vast majority of Model 1. Colt Royal blued finish, but rarely nickel and silverplated models are encountered, as well as various custom finishes. On some early production Model 1. The hammer of 1. 90. Earlier production pistols featured either milled straight line or cross cut checkered slide serrations on the forward end of the slide, which were deleted in later years of production. Although the M1. Colt was progressive enough to recognize that commercial merchandizing of the pistol also offered potential revenue and introduced a sporting version of the pistol with a few minor changes. Neither the Military or Sporting versions of the pistol had a manual safety. The Colt 1. Two, referred to by Colt as the high spur hammer and a rounded hammer, referred to by Colt as the stub hammer, were carryovers from 1. Eventually, by 1. The 1. 90. 2 Military Model, started production with stub hammers only. The third hammer, which did not see use until late 1. Nero 3D Templates on this page. Military model hammer from about 1. Due to hand polishing of Colt Automatics through the 1. Model. 4. 5, the depth of any pistols markings might vary on the same pistol as well as the weight pistols might vary as much as an ounce when compared. The 1. 90. 2 Militaries were slightly heavier than the sporting models due to the extended square frame and lanyard loop. VariantseditOffered between 1. Military Model 1. The Military model featured the mechanical slide stop and had a lanyard loop on the heel of the grip, it was also slightly heavier. Military models produced prior to 1. Colt presented one of these pistols to then President Theodore Roosevelt. Overall, approximately 1. Military Model 1. Available from 1. Sporting Model 1. In 6 years of production a total of approximately 6. Sporting versions were manufactured. In the period of 1. Sporting Models still outsold the military models, 6,9. Sporting Model ended in 1. Perhaps unexpectedly, with the end of Sporting model production, the Military Model sales actually began to decline until 1. Model 1. 90. 5. 4. ACP probably cutting significantly into sales improvement, and then the Colt 1. ACP came on in 1. Model 1. 90. 5, the Model 1. Perhaps this contributed to a jump in sales, as demand for the Colt 1. Mexican Army in small lots or individually, and the excitement of World War I on the horizon probably also spurred a re interest. However, the number sold only averaged about 1,1. Military Models sales did more fading away than ending in 1. The 1. 90. 2 Colt sporting Model was considered by Colt to be a continuation of its 1. Serials picked up at the end of Colt 1. Model production with serial 4. A final offering of the 1. Through approximately serial number 7. Colt Revolvers Antique Percussion For Sale. Featured Gun Classifieds Colt Revolvers Antique Percussion. Colt Model 1. 84. Factory deluxe engraved by Gustave Young, this is a 1. Manufactured 1. 85. Extremely fi. Click for more info. A very fine Colt 1. Navy Revolver, Cal. The cylinder scene is retained about 8. The case colors are retai. Click for more info. Colt Revolvers Antique Percussion.