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The earliest ones were made of a solid, formica like material and are multicolored (Type A). Grip adapters come in three colors and two sizes.

22 pistols and were made during the post-WWII years only. The very similar Challenger, Huntsman, and Targetsman were attempts by Colt to meet price competition from less costly.

For the first series Match Target that flat sided barrel was 6-5/8 inches in length, while in the post war versions it was either 4-1/2 or 6 inches. Thanks to Ed Brink, in his Colt Rimfire Automatic Pistols for the "Double S" information.Įach series had a Sport Model with a 4-1/2 inch round barrel, a Target Model with a 6 or 6-5/8 inch round barrel, and a Match Target Model with a heavy, flat sided barrel. When the error was discovered the 1336 guns already numbered received a hand stamped S prefix. The zero prefix serial numbers caused another problem when the serial numbers beginning with 001000S reached 099999S and rolled over to 100000S because serial numbers in that range had already been used in 1951-52 and began repeating. Nowadays those zero prefixes confuse many Woodsman owners who ignore the zeroes and think they have an early, low serial number gun. The Huntsman and Targetsman both continued with the Challenger serial numbers (-C suffix) until 1969, when the serial numbers of all S frame models then in production: the Woodsman Sport, Woodsman Target, Woodsman Match Target, Huntsman, and Targetsman were integrated and restarted at 001001S.

The Targetsman, basically a slightly upgraded Huntsman, was added to the line in 1959. The Huntsman (third series) replaced the nearly identical Challenger (second series) when the third series was introduced in 1955. All three post-WWII type Woodsmans: Sport, Target and Match Target, both Second and Third Series, have an S suffix to the serial number.