You can request a manual from Colt.
Ask a gunsmith for help
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Follow the instructions in the owner's manual.
Here is a good page on how to field strip and clean the colt 1911 pistol. http://www.bobtuley.com/45/magazine1.htm
Fine pistol
Automatic Colt Pistol. Colt invented the .45 Auto and thus had the right to name it.
Use the same procedure as and for a Colt 45 Auto. Send me your email and I'll send you a scan of the takedown.
.45 ACP means Automatic Colt Pistol. It IS .45 Auto.
The horse is a colt, and Colt is the name of the gun company.
One does not field-strip a Colt detective special. Any repairs or adjustments should be left to a qualified gunsmith.
it is worth about £278/$313.