Russian Colt Navy

[cyten]

The first is a pretty easy tell but the second not so much. A good tell tale sign is that the screws come in from the right side of the frame rather than the left. Spotted these at the Tula Arms Museum

 

[cyten]

And a Russian made carbine

 

[SOLANCO]

Made by Colt? Or copied in Russia?

 

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Made by Colt? Or copied in Russia?

Made in Russia, as I mentioned you can tell by the screws going in from the right rather than the left. The late Joe Leiper had a site dedicated to Russian handguns and quite a bit of information on the Colt copies but I cannot find it anymore