Guns International #: 101879618
Seller's Inventory #: 3303736
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Guns International #: 101879618
Category - Colt Pistols - Commander
- .45 ACP Pistols
Colt Combat Commander .45acp
Description: Slide is made by Colt. Series 70 manufactured approx 1979. Frame is made by L.W. Seecamp. Seecamp converted it to Double Action. Less than 2,000 were made. L.W. Seecamp Co. was founded in 1973 as a family business specializing in Ludwig's patented (#3722358) double action conversion of the venerable 1911 semi-auto pistol (Colt .45). This conversion, done during a period when the single-action versus double-action controversy was at its peak, resulted in the first commercially available DA .45 autoloaders anywhere in the world. Nearly 2000 such DA conversions were done from the early 70s to the early 80s. Ludwig had become a firm believer in the value of DA after a Walther P-38 saved his life in WWII. That incident, which left him with a cheek-long scar and some missing teeth from a bullet wound, also convinced him point shooting rather than sight use is the reality in close range combat. Having been a fan of the 1911 but being also an advocate of DA carry, commercial conversions were a natural outgrowth of the Colt 45 that Ludwig had converted to DA for his own personal protection. In 1979 Seecamp Co. introduced as part of its gunsmithing package the telescoping recoil system that has become the predominant spring system used by modern short-slide short-recoil autoloaders. This system is the subject matter of patent #4201113 issued to Ludwig's son and Seecamp Company co-founder Lueder (Larry) Seecamp. In the September/October 1979 issue of American Handgunner in an article entitled "The Rolls Royce of Bobcat .45's," Mason Williams said, "This is such a major development in the field of (miniaturization of) automatic pistols that it could easily be considered the most significant development in a hundred years in the field." While the patent was still active, the system was used by Glock, Colt, Kahr, Cylinder and Slide, Para-Ordnance and Lasermax (for use in the laser units for the mini-Glocks). After the expiration of the patent in 1998, other manufacturers such as Kimber, Taurus, IM Metal, Springfield Armory, etc., quickly adopted the system for use in their short slide autos. .45 ACP Price: $2,999.99 Metal Condition: Excellent Bore Condition: Bright and Shiny Barrels: 4 inches Triggers: Double Action Weight: 2 lb 5 oz Item Location: Reno Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 101879618
Seller's Inventory #: 3303736
Guns International #: 101879618
Seller's Inventory #: 3303736