Colt "S" Series Woodsman Post-War
Hammerless, Caliber 22 LR Semi-automatic

 

 

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The parts listed below are for your identification purposes only. 
The author of this website DOES NOT have any parts.


 

 

 

The illustration below shows a Post-War type 3,  Match Target post 1955, with Arco rear sight


The above illustration was taken from 1979 Colt parts manual 


   There are many different versions of these guns, even in the post-war series, as the slides were different using the 3 different rear sights, the ejector/magazine disconnect was eliminated after 1955, the later guns had a magazine catch on the bottom of the frame as shown above.   There were 4 1/2" & 6" barrels available in sport, target & match target versions.   Grips were changed from Bakelite, to plastic & then to wood.  The 1948 -1953 Woodsman utilized the Coltmaster rear sight, while after that the Woodsman  used thee Arco sight.   The early March Target guns used the Arco, while the later ones had Elliason rear sights.  The Targetsman had it's own economy adjustable rear sight.  The Challenger & Huntsman were economy versions with fixed sights.   These 3 used most of the parts of the internal parts of the Woodsman (being the same), except the barrel, slide, slide lock & magazine latches.    All the post War versions had LH barrel threads.

This illustration shows the differences in parts for guns from 1948 to 1955 
Magazine Disconnector & Magazine Latch  Coltmaster Rear Sight to 1952


The above illustration was taken from NRA  Illustrated Firearms Assembly Handbook, Volume II with their reference numbers shown 

The abbreviations in the header bar below, Spt/Tgt mean they are specific for the 4 1/2" Sportsman, & the 6" Target, while MT means the heavy barrel Match Target, & C/H equates to the Challenger or Huntsman series.   Left out is the Targetsman series because of space constraints & it also being the latest & smallest number made with it being basically a Huntsman with a economical adjustable rear sight.  

All postwar barrel threads are left hands.

#  Part#   Nomenclature Spt/Tgt MT C/H #  Part#   Nomenclature Spt/Tgt MT

C/H
1 50019  Assembly Lock X X X 28  50112  Main Spring Cap Pin X X X
2 51249  Assembly Lock Plunger X X X 29  50101  Main Spring Housing X X X
3 50002  Barrel Assembly 4 1/2" X . . 30  50190  Rear Sight  . . X
3 50093  Barrel Assembly 6" X . . 31  51648  Rear Sight Blade 1/8" X X .
3 50696B  Barrel Assembly 4 1/2" . X . 32  NFS  Receiver . . .
3 50096  Barrel Assembly 6" . X . 33 50025  Recoil Spring X X X
3 50878  Barrel Assembly 4 1/2" . . X 34 50026  Recoil Spring Guide X X X
4 51195  Rear Sight Detent Ball X X . 35  50038  Safety Lock X X X
5 51549  Ejector X X X 36 50042  Sear X X X
6 50032  Ejector Pin X X X 37  50015  Sear Pin X X X
7 51682  Rear Sight Elevation Screw X X . 38  50044  Sear Spring X X X
8 51194  Rear Sight Elevation Spring X X . 39  50045  Side Plate X X .
9 50021  Extractor X X X 39  50689  Side Plate . . X
10 50022  Firing Pin X X X 40  50107  Side Plate Screw X X .
11 50023  Firing Pin Spring X X X 40  50684B  Side Plate Screw . . X
12 50024  Firing Pin Stop X X X 41  51647  Rear Sight Leaf Pin X X .
13 51366B  Front Sight Blade, Sport X . . 42 51490B  Slide Assembly X .
13 51370B  Front Sight Blade, Target X X . 42  51887  Slide Assembly . X .
14 50060  Front Sight Blade Pin (2 Req) X X . 42 50691B  Slide Assembly . . X
15 50035  Hammer X X . 43  51600  Side Stop X X .
16 5036  Hammer Strut X X . 44  50109  Side Stop Spring X X .
17 50729  Hammer Strut Pin X X . 45/46  51968/
51969		  Stocks RH /LH with thumbrest X X .
18 50061  Magazine Assembly X X X 47  50088  Stock Screw X X X
19 51480B  Magazine Catch  (new style) X X X 48  50089  Stock Screw Nut X X X
20 50015  Magazine Catch  Pin X X X 49  51479  Trigger  X X X
20 50015  Bottom Housing Lock Pin X X X 49  51577  Trigger  . . X
21 51481  Magazine Catch Spring (new style) X X . 50  50050  Trigger Bar X X X
22 50113  Magazine Follower X X X 51  50017  Trigger Pin X X X
23 50114  Magazine Follower Stud X X X 52  51222  Trigger Spring X X X
24 50064  Magazine Spring X X X 52  50051  Trigger Spring . . X
25 50115  Magazine Spring Guide X X X 53  51192B  Rear Sight Windage Screw X X
26 50010  Main Spring X X X 54 .  Rear Sight Windage Spring (Elliason)  (Late MT) X XX .
27 50011  Main Spring Cap X X X 55  51683  Rear Sight Detent Spring X X .
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Listed below are parts for the 1948 - 1955 versions
L 51196  Rear Sight X X . Y  50006  Magazine Catch  (old style) X X .
M 51192  RS Windage Screw X X . Z  50008  Magazine Catch Spring  (old style) X X .
N 51193  RS Windage Screw Spring X X . AA  50007  Magazine Catch Lock X X .
O .  RS Windage Screw Nut X X . CC  50034  Ejector / Mag Disc Pin Spring X X .
U 50295  Hammer Spacer X X . DD  50033  Ejector / Mag Disc Pin Plunger X X .
V/X 50032  Ejector  Pin X X . . 50037  Grip Adapter Screw X X .
W 50031  Ejector, (old style) X X . . 50053  Grip Adapter (large) X X .
Listed below is the Magazine Catch peculiar to the Challenger
50881  Magazine Catch Assy . . X . . . . . .


 

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