Colt Ar15 A2

[Gaynelle Beltramo]

Thephotos do a great job of outlining what each rifle is, and its price at the gun show. I am nowhere near a Colt expert but I am sure that someone that reads the blog might be. If you happen to be that expert that can tell us more about the rifles, please let us know.

Note the manufacturer marking on the receivers. They are the late style ending with the last line " --- USA --- ". Colt didn't use that marking until well after these rifles should have been made. Rumor has it they are legit guns built with pieces, and may have been done in the factory - or in an employee's basement - but were not official colt production.

@Wally Actually they are Colt made guns. As far as your "rumor", if you say something, it needs to be based on fact not fiction you decided to come up with. Paul in the archives of Colt mentioned they are legit guns, and they are being lettered as such. Do you think Colt would put their stamp of approval on something that was not theirs? Probably not so get your facts straight. Thanks

@Wally Yes the coltguard was originally on the sp1 in 1982. This is one of the few tests they did on the a2 style. The lower itself is stamped with a Z near the corner confirming it is a 'Salesmans sample' as Colt calls them.

The 9mm is not 'THE' prototype for all 9mms. It is a version. Just like all the other protoypes are for versions of the 5.56, not the original from 1959 Armalites

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