John A. Kopec

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In memory John A. Kopec 07-10-27 to 02-16-25. He loved what he did, and he did what he loved. John was a man of faith, and now is spending eternity with Jesus, and his family and friends who also placed their faith in Jesus and have passed before him.

Mr. John A. Kopec, co-author of these two Colt books has been informally associated with the Colt Firearms Company since the early 1970's when he was actively researching Colt's historical records along with his Co-Authors the late Mr. Ron Graham and the late C. Kenneth Moore. This led to the publication in 1976 of "A STUDY". This book is now in its fifth printing. Later Mr. Kopec became Colt's first exclusive factory distributor of Colt Single Action parts. This business was later sold, and the name changed to Peacemaker Specialists.

In 1994 the second book, "COLT CAVALRY & ARTILLERY REVOLVERS" was published, co-authored with renowned Custer historian the late Dr. H. Sterling Fenn. John was engaged in the authentication of the U.S. military Colt Single Action revolvers for the general public from the mid 1970's until March 2024. At that time, he semi-retired, and exclusively wrote authentications for Rock Island Auctions, in Bedford Texas. His expertise in this field is today accepted as authoritative within the Colt collecting fraternity.