Guns International #: 103428193
Seller's Inventory #: 4752183

Category - Colt Pistols - 1911 Pre-45 - .45 ACP Pistols

Category
Colt Pistols - 1911 Pre-45
.45 ACP Pistols

Colt ~ U.S. Property ~ 1911 ~ .45 Auto ~ 1913 Production ~ Provenance Paper

Description:
This Colt Model M1911 was manufactured in 1913 with a brushed blued finish and a 5" barrel. This pistol remains in very good surplus condition for its age. The left side of the slide is marked "PATENTED APR.20.1897. SEPT.9,1902 / DEC.19, 1905. FEB.14, 1911" - "COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A." with the "Rampant Colt logo" at the end of the slide. The right side of the slide is marked "MODEL OF 1911. U. S. ARMY". The right side of the frame is marked "NO 59210". The left side of the frame is marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" and behind the trigger is marked "WGP" (Major Walter G Penfield Inspection Mark). The top of the barrel is marked "PH" witch is Colt. The left barrel lug is marked with an "J" and in front of the lugs is marked "5". The top rear face of the slide is marked "H". The flat on the top rear of the frame, around the disconnector is marked with two "H" and a "2". The front sight is a fixed short-rounded blade. The rear sight is a "U" notch dovetailed into the slide. The grips are two-piece checkered wood with a diamond pattern around the screws. The thumb part of the hammer is a checkered wider style. The magazine is a two-tone factory Colt magazine with a lanyard loop and pinned on baseplate with no markings. .45 Auto

Curio/Relic: Yes
Chambers: Semi auto.
Metal Condition: Very good surplus condition overall with various stages of operational wear and finish loss in the contact areas. The surfaces also show a few spots of scattered corrosion freckles.
Wood Condition: The grips show light matting on the checkering with a slight worn bottom edge of the panels. Nothing major.
Bore Condition: Semi bright bore with light pitting in the land and grooves. The rifling worn but is still well-defined.
Triggers: Single trigger.
Sights: Drift adjustable rear with a fixed front.
Item Location: Owatonna, MN

Price: $5,999.99