Guns International #: 103388498
Seller's Inventory #: 4714780

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 ~ 1918 Production

Description:
This Colt Model M1911 that was manufactured in 1918 with a brushed blued finish that remains in very good surplus condition. The left side of the slide is marked "PATENTED APR.20.1897. SEPT.9,1902 / DEC.19, 1905. FEB.14, 1911. AUG.19, 1913" and "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 252628". The left side of the frame is marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" and behind the trigger is marked "JMG" (Lt. Col. J. M. Gilberty Inspection Mark). The top of the barrel is marked "PH" witch is an early Colt. The left barrel lug is marked with an "L" 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 "G", and the right rail is marked with an "8". 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 pinned flat baseplate with no markings. .45 ACP

Curio/Relic: Yes
Chambers: 7+1 semi auto.
Metal Condition: Very good surplus condition for its age. The left side of the slide surface does show light scattered corrosion freckles
Wood Condition: The grips are in great condition with very little wear along the bottom edge of the panels.
Bore Condition: Frosty bore with well-defined rifling.
Triggers: Single action trigger.
Sights: Fixed front with a
Item Location: Owatonna, MN

Price: $4,499.99