The Colt firearms in these photos belong to a friend of mine and fellow collector. You get a look at various finishes/camouflage patterns used by Colt over the years. 

Here is his description…

“The top rifle is a new acquisition and is a hunting camo made by ‘Vista’. Serial states it was a Colt VP gun and was a prototype/engineering gun.

Have a very similar gun but in the IC program digital camo, CSASS Colt prototype in burnt bronze anodizing, USMC shooting team IC prototype camo finish, 1 off preban X prefix 6940 style made for a ban state VP, 1 off 2014 shot show display XM177 style hydro dip camo and limited run 6920 wild fire hydro dip.”

After my last post announcing the pending closure of the website due to schedule issues and uncertainty of the website long-term, the outcry was enormous! I received so many messages asking me to continue my efforts and figure out a way to preserve the website content. It was very surprising and very touching.

So, I will keep the website up and I will start to add more content again. Behind the scenes, there is some vague discussion taking place about the long-term fate of the website and a potential transition to a new owner in future years to ensure it’s accessibility after I’m out of the picture. At 54 years of age and nobody close to me to pass it on to, this was a big concern of mine. It would have been wasted effort to continue building the site with no future ownership transition plan.

Thank you to all of you who sent messages of support and encouragement. Your time and effort spent to send those messages meant a lot to me and played a significant part in me changing my mind.

So, stay tuned for some more content and news soon.