Richard Stoddard

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RICHARD J. STODDARD

MASTER GUNSMITH

Mr. Stoddard entered the military out of high school and quickly found himself in Southeast Asia. After his service to our country he successfully graduated from the Colorado School of Trades. He then worked at Colt from 1974 to 2012 and was a master gunsmith in their custom shop from 1991 to 2012. He was responsible for making special order guns, primarily the O frame 1911’s, but also built many prototypes and show guns. He was fortunate to learn a great deal from the “old school” gunsmiths, many of which had worked at Colt from the 1950’s. Today, Mr. Stoddard amongst the most knowledgeable 1911 gunsmiths in the country.