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Because the noise reduction device was deemed to be an NFA item, it was serialized to match the carbine serial number:
A detail of the flash suppressor cuts:
And the rear of the device:
Other than having a carbine buffer, the internals are standard for the era:
So that's it for the 639. It's an iconic Colt design that you don't encounter very often. The neato torpedo combination flash suppressor, ultra-operator short barrel and the two thumbs up aluminum stock made this jobber one of the coolest little carbines to ever come out of Hartford!
Before I sign off, I want to share a few pictures of two upcoming rifles. One is made by Harrington & Richardson. No, it's not a Colt but it's close enough that we can include it here:
The other is what at first glance just appears to be a plain ol' SP1:
BUT, upon closer inspection of the serial number appears to be a head scratcher:
Officially, SP1 production started in January of 1964 with serial number 00101 but this one is numbered 00018. How can that be?? I'll explain later. See you soon!
Because the noise reduction device was deemed to be an NFA item, it was serialized to match the carbine serial number:
A detail of the flash suppressor cuts:
And the rear of the device:
Other than having a carbine buffer, the internals are standard for the era:
So that's it for the 639. It's an iconic Colt design that you don't encounter very often. The neato torpedo combination flash suppressor, ultra-operator short barrel and the two thumbs up aluminum stock made this jobber one of the coolest little carbines to ever come out of Hartford!
Before I sign off, I want to share a few pictures of two upcoming rifles. One is made by Harrington & Richardson. No, it's not a Colt but it's close enough that we can include it here:
The other is what at first glance just appears to be a plain ol' SP1:
BUT, upon closer inspection of the serial number appears to be a head scratcher:
Officially, SP1 production started in January of 1964 with serial number 00101 but this one is numbered 00018. How can that be?? I'll explain later. See you soon!
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