Colt Screwdrivers (a.k.a. Sight Adjustment Tools)

[Jackson]

Finally Found the Colt Amber Colored Screwdriver that came with the early 2nd Model Woodsmans. I don't believe that they survived more than a few years starting in 1947. Some of the ones I've seen did not hold up well with the plastic handle deteriorating and blade rusting. I bet a lot of them were separated from the pistols and did service for other uses, all of which took me several years to find one good.

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I have arranged the Colt Woodsman Screwdrivers in decending chronological order, starting from left to right: The earliest is the wood handled SAT from about 1915 to 1920+/-. These also came with Officer's Model Revolvers and other similar Revolvers. The next Hex type ran from 1920's to the end of pre-war production. The Amber Colored SAT with the "COLT'S" marking lasted from 1947 to ?. The more familiar Colt Round SAT started in the 1950's to sometime in the 1970's ? I'm not 100% sure about all the dates, and would love to have some input.

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[DFrame]

Very interesting. I'd never considered the chronology of the screwdrivers. Thank you for in interesting post.