Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction, this is a Colt Ace replica!
This example features a Colt .22 Conversion slide on an aftermarket aluminum 1911 frame that we believe was made by A&R Sales in the 60's-70's!
This example features a Colt .22 Conversion slide on an aftermarket aluminum 1911 frame that we believe was made by A&R Sales in the 60's-70's!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Replica Colt
Model: Ace
Serial: 3803
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue Slide with Matte Black Frame
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Patridge Blade Front with Adjustable Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut with Gold Colt Medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: The slide is rollmarked "CONVERSION UNIT / COLT / AUTOMATIC CAL. 22 L.R." on the left and "COLT'S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A." on the right. The right side of the frame is marked with the serial number.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
A. R. Sales was owned by Elia Karnes. Bob Penny, a business partner of Elia’s husband, Jack Karnes, may have also been involved with A. R. Sales. Jack Karnes, his wife Elia, and their children ran the company. It appears that A. R. Sales started on the semi-automatic M14 type rifle project in October, 1971. There were two production lots, one in 1974 and the other in 1976. The first production lot of Mark IV receivers was cast at Rimer Casting Company using Karl Maunz’s receiver master die. The second production batch of Mark IV receivers was cast at Gray-Syracuse, Inc. and machined by Valley Ordnance Co. The first lot of receiver serial numbers ended somewhere between 1 and 225. The receiver serial numbers for the second lot were started at a number below 225 and ended at number 450. Twenty-five serial numbers were skipped between the first lot and the second lot. Mr. Maunz’s receiver master die was also used to produce receiver castings for National Ordnance semi-automatic M14 type rifles (see below). A. R. Sales Mark IV receivers are of decent quality. 2 A. R. Sales was sold off some time after the second production run of Mark IV rifles in 1976.
At the same time, in the early 1970s, when A. R. Sales was developing its Mark IV receiver, John Arnold was pursuing the same goal of manufacturing and marketing his own semi-automatic M14 type receiver. Mr. Arnold owned National Ordnance, Inc., a firearm manufacturing company, and Federal Ordnance, a firearm parts and ammunition supplier. Mr. Wyant Lamont, Jr., managed the day-to-day operations of National Ordnance. The two sister businesses were located adjacent to one another on Alpaca Street at Potrero Avenue in South El Monte, CA, about one-quarter mile from A. R. Sales. From 1965 to 1970, National Ordnance produced 22,500 newly manufactured M1903A3 receivers and assembled them into complete rifles using USGI surplus parts. National Ordnance also manufactured 2000 M1 Garand welded and investment cast receivers and an unknown number of M1 Carbine investment cast receivers in the 1960s.
A very small number of National Ordnance stamped semi-automatic M14 type rifles were produced. The receivers were investment cast by Rimer Casting Co but machined by another Ohio business. National Ordnance appears to have gone out of business about 1974 or shortly thereafter with the death of Mr. Arnold. As part of the liquidation of the company’s assets, assembled M14 type rifles and parts kits were sold off. The author is not aware of any collaboration that existed between A. R. Sales and National Ordnance on M14 receiver development.
Bob Brenner restarted Federal Ordnance by no later than 1982. Jack Karnes went to work for Bob Brenner when Federal Ordnance was revived. In early 1982, Federal Ordnance had plans to produce M1 Garand Rifles using newly manufactured receivers. By 1987, Federal Ordnance was located at 1443 Potrero Avenue South El Monte, CA 91733. It sold military surplus firearms. Federal Ordnance also sold lightweight alloy M1911 style pistol frames marketed under its name and a trade name as well as selling a Springfield Armory, Inc. high-end M1911 style pistol. Reportedly, the lightweight alloy M1911 style pistol frames were originally marketed by A. R. Sales in the early 1970s.
Designed for economical target shooting with .22 Long Rifle ammunition, using the regular receiver assembly of the Colt .45 or Colt Super .38 Automatic pistols. The Colt .22 Cal Conversion Unit makes target practice possible at approximately 1/17th the cost of .45 Caliber shooting. In addition, it provides an efficient target practice arm that is ideal to new shooters. Shooters trained with this unit will master the fundamentals if target shooting without developing the habits of flinching and fighting the recoil that are so often acquired by beginners attempting to learn with heavier caliber ammunition. It is well to note that the floating chamber, with which this unit is equipped, produces a recoil that is approximately four times the recoil of .22 LR ammunition when used in regular .22 caliber arms. This is advantageous, because the similarity of shooting conditions encountered when firing the heavy caliber ammunition. It eliminated the mental reaction always found when new shooters begin firing the .45 or Super .38 caliber automatic cartridges.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Ace
Serial: 3803
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue Slide with Matte Black Frame
Barrel Length: 5"
Optics/Sights: Patridge Blade Front with Adjustable Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut with Gold Colt Medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: The slide is rollmarked "CONVERSION UNIT / COLT / AUTOMATIC CAL. 22 L.R." on the left and "COLT'S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A." on the right. The right side of the frame is marked with the serial number.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
A. R. Sales was owned by Elia Karnes. Bob Penny, a business partner of Elia’s husband, Jack Karnes, may have also been involved with A. R. Sales. Jack Karnes, his wife Elia, and their children ran the company. It appears that A. R. Sales started on the semi-automatic M14 type rifle project in October, 1971. There were two production lots, one in 1974 and the other in 1976. The first production lot of Mark IV receivers was cast at Rimer Casting Company using Karl Maunz’s receiver master die. The second production batch of Mark IV receivers was cast at Gray-Syracuse, Inc. and machined by Valley Ordnance Co. The first lot of receiver serial numbers ended somewhere between 1 and 225. The receiver serial numbers for the second lot were started at a number below 225 and ended at number 450. Twenty-five serial numbers were skipped between the first lot and the second lot. Mr. Maunz’s receiver master die was also used to produce receiver castings for National Ordnance semi-automatic M14 type rifles (see below). A. R. Sales Mark IV receivers are of decent quality. 2 A. R. Sales was sold off some time after the second production run of Mark IV rifles in 1976.
At the same time, in the early 1970s, when A. R. Sales was developing its Mark IV receiver, John Arnold was pursuing the same goal of manufacturing and marketing his own semi-automatic M14 type receiver. Mr. Arnold owned National Ordnance, Inc., a firearm manufacturing company, and Federal Ordnance, a firearm parts and ammunition supplier. Mr. Wyant Lamont, Jr., managed the day-to-day operations of National Ordnance. The two sister businesses were located adjacent to one another on Alpaca Street at Potrero Avenue in South El Monte, CA, about one-quarter mile from A. R. Sales. From 1965 to 1970, National Ordnance produced 22,500 newly manufactured M1903A3 receivers and assembled them into complete rifles using USGI surplus parts. National Ordnance also manufactured 2000 M1 Garand welded and investment cast receivers and an unknown number of M1 Carbine investment cast receivers in the 1960s.
A very small number of National Ordnance stamped semi-automatic M14 type rifles were produced. The receivers were investment cast by Rimer Casting Co but machined by another Ohio business. National Ordnance appears to have gone out of business about 1974 or shortly thereafter with the death of Mr. Arnold. As part of the liquidation of the company’s assets, assembled M14 type rifles and parts kits were sold off. The author is not aware of any collaboration that existed between A. R. Sales and National Ordnance on M14 receiver development.
Bob Brenner restarted Federal Ordnance by no later than 1982. Jack Karnes went to work for Bob Brenner when Federal Ordnance was revived. In early 1982, Federal Ordnance had plans to produce M1 Garand Rifles using newly manufactured receivers. By 1987, Federal Ordnance was located at 1443 Potrero Avenue South El Monte, CA 91733. It sold military surplus firearms. Federal Ordnance also sold lightweight alloy M1911 style pistol frames marketed under its name and a trade name as well as selling a Springfield Armory, Inc. high-end M1911 style pistol. Reportedly, the lightweight alloy M1911 style pistol frames were originally marketed by A. R. Sales in the early 1970s.
Designed for economical target shooting with .22 Long Rifle ammunition, using the regular receiver assembly of the Colt .45 or Colt Super .38 Automatic pistols. The Colt .22 Cal Conversion Unit makes target practice possible at approximately 1/17th the cost of .45 Caliber shooting. In addition, it provides an efficient target practice arm that is ideal to new shooters. Shooters trained with this unit will master the fundamentals if target shooting without developing the habits of flinching and fighting the recoil that are so often acquired by beginners attempting to learn with heavier caliber ammunition. It is well to note that the floating chamber, with which this unit is equipped, produces a recoil that is approximately four times the recoil of .22 LR ammunition when used in regular .22 caliber arms. This is advantageous, because the similarity of shooting conditions encountered when firing the heavy caliber ammunition. It eliminated the mental reaction always found when new shooters begin firing the .45 or Super .38 caliber automatic cartridges.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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