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    Early bolt catch

    Early bolt catch in a Colt SP1 (did not come that way). Just how early is this type of bolt catch ? pre 1963 ?

    On the left photo is the early and later on the right photoAttachment 16063Attachment 16064
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    Late 1964.

    Earliest: Colt mod. 601 and early 602s 1959-1963



    Mid or transitional bolt catch: late mod. 602, very early XM16E1s, very early mod. 604s, and very early Colt SP1s 1964-1965



    Late bolt catch type: 1964 to current.
    But there are early, mid, and late types of the last type. I do not know the years this occurred.

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    Thanks for the photo, the bolt catch on the left in my photo is the early 1959-63 (which is what I thought). The second photos are bolt catches that I have seen in early three and four digit Colt SP-1 rifles, could have lasted even longer ? On your third bolt catch in your third photo, I have seen that variation (with the slight bevel) in Colt SP-1 rifles in the early 50,000 serial number range.

    Thanks for posting the photos RCS

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