go to: Forum.m1911.org
they show you how to strip a 45...........................
Ask a gunsmith for help
Best to ask a gunsmith for assistance.
Here is a good page on how to field strip and clean the colt 1911 pistol. http://www.bobtuley.com/45/magazine1.htm
You can get a manual from Colt
You can request a manual from Colt.
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.
One does not field-strip a Colt detective special. Any repairs or adjustments should be left to a qualified gunsmith.
Best to ask gunsmith for help
check out: http://stevespages.com/page7b.htm
Follow the instructions in the owner's manual.
Actually, the cartridges are .45 ACP (automatic Colt Pistol) and .45 Colt (the cowboy era revolver cartridge. There is not really a Colt 45 Long. Can a revolver shoot both? Some can- they are chambered for the Colt .45 -but to shoot .45 ACP they need a "half moon clip"- a strip of metal that holds 3 of the shorter .45 ACP cartridges. 2 of those fill a 6 shot revolver. The PISTOL (not revolver) that shoots the .45 ACP cannot shoot the .45 Colt- no groove for the extractor to pull a fired cartridge out of the chamber, and it is too long.
See manual here:http://stevespages.com/pdf/colt_all_american_2000.pdf