Sunday, January 8th
Colt Collector's Association
The Colt Collector's Association annual ALL COLT Firearms Show and Meeting will be held this October in Louisville, KY. If you would like to attend, or want more info about the CCA, email George M. Franklin at gfrank47@aol.com or call him at 561-471-9929.
If anyone is wondering why a Star site would care about Colts, there were several cooperative agreements throughout the years that saw Star pistols sold under the Colt name. None of these went much of anywhere, and some are presumably quite unusual and rare. Two I am aware of are the Colt Pony or Star Model D and the dual-branded Colt/Star Model 30 (which I have not yet posted, though I do have one small image).
shoobe01 on 01.08.06 @ 02:25 PM CST [link]
Model C Manual Also
Thanks to reader Larry Miller, the C series now has a manual. In fact, this is the first manual for any vest-pocket pistol. Its not too detailed, as Star seems to have thought that all the straight blowback guns were simple to maintain, or something. Basically no new info about how the gun works, but its still interesting.
Visit the C-series page to download the PDF manual.
shoobe01 on 01.08.06 @ 02:17 PM CST [link]
Friday, December 23rd
Model D, Coly Pony, Iver Johnson, FIE, etc...
I finally got around to putting in a tidge of new data and several new photos on the model D page. There's a very cool looking factory anodized frame, and finally a photo of an actual Colt-Hartford model Pony. In good shape too.
I have noticed that Colt Pony (Star Model D) mags are not too hard to find, so if you have one of these, get out there and shoot it.
shoobe01 on 12.23.05 @ 12:29 AM CST [link]
Sunday, December 11th
Recoil Buffers
Hoosier Gun Works is making new plastic recoil buffers for the model PD. They also have a few other parts for Star pistols in stock. I have also reorganized a little so that aftermarket parts have their own section at the bottom of the parts page.
shoobe01 on 12.11.05 @ 10:19 AM CST [link]
Sunday, October 30th
Model C Page Done
I have finally gotten around to paying attention to all the stuff various readers have sent and the Model C page is finally in usable form. Check it out.
Special thanks to Harvey Golumbic for numerous nice photos of his CO E. If anyone has a model CK, I would love a photo of one, so email me. Manuals are also good, though the Model F manuals will get you a long ways towards getting one apart.
shoobe01 on 10.30.05 @ 01:20 AM CST [link]
Sunday, October 16th
Some Magazine Deals at SARCO
If you need a mag for your Star pistol, its usually not that hard to find one. Looking at my list of magazine dealers is a good place to start.
SARCO has had a large supply of Star parts, pistols and factory magazines for some time, and is starting to advertise them, often with really good prices. Here's a selection of just some advertised lately:
B Super:
(SARCO insists on calling the B Super the "Modelo Super")
$13.50 each, or 3 for $34.50, or 10 for 99.50!
Model F:
$30.00
Model FN & FR, used mags:
$25.00
Model A Super:
$30.00
BM & BKM:
$30
Model B:
$30
Model PS (.45):
$30
Model PD (.45):
$32
shoobe01 on 10.16.05 @ 12:40 PM CST [link]
Monday, October 10th
Aluminum Slides?
The Model F Olympics continue to baffle me with their strangeness. Now I hear (reliably) that the slide is made of aluminum! This certainly explains how they got the gun to operate; the reduced mass would make it much easier for the low-powered cartridge to function. But I have never, ever before heard of any gun having an aluminum slide, bolt or anything. So, weird and clever Star engineers.
I suspect these are not that sturdy, even just fed the anemic .22 Short. Any Olympic pistol may be more of a collector than a shooter, anyway.
More collectable Stars coming up shortly.
shoobe01 on 10.10.05 @ 10:29 PM CST [link]
Sunday, October 9th
Gimme a little while
If you've been wondering why I haven't posted an update lately, or even responded to email, I've been out of town for a couple of weeks. Actually, partly out of the country. In addition, there's something wrong with my ftp access, which makes it hard to work on the site.
Now that I'm back, I'll be getting thru the unexpectedly large email supply, and trying to update some things.
Stand by...
shoobe01 on 10.09.05 @ 07:03 PM CST [link]