Saw a ‘Screwless’ frame Colt SA years ago (maybe 20 years) and as I recall the there were no visible screws on the sides of the frame. Don’t know if Colt made it without holes or if the holes were welded up. This example appears to be a standard Colt frame with press fit pins, not the ‘Screwless’ frame Colt I saw, so I have to call BS on this one.
Well, if you would actually read what I posted, I explained what you were seeing in the picture ( so nobody is trying pull anything "over" on anybody). Yes, they are PINS not SCREWS ( that actually means the action screws have been replaced with pins . . . so, NO SCREWS !! 😆). Just like the "Screwless Colts" they too just have action pins, not screws . . . and they don't own the word "Screwless".
Some I've seen were welded up but I don't care to go that far . . .
The whole point for me is for mechanical accuracy, not for the engraver to have an "undisturbed" canvas to work with (which was the original intent).
Btw, as I posted above, the pins gently push in / out . . . so, they aren't "pressed in" . . . that'd be BS . . .
Mike
Correction, I don't think Colt ever called them anything as I belive all the "Screwless Frame" revolvers were commissioned by privateers such as Tiffany.
So, since I can't edit my original post I'm doing it here.
Full disclosure: the revolver pictured is an Uberti copy of an 1860 Army ( not an original) . The main point of the picture is to show the pins that replace the action screws. And since they aren't screws, it is correctly called Screwless.
Just so there's no confusion . . .