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Restored Colt Model 1905
Guns International #: 102827729 Seller's Inventory #: 505C
Category: Colt Pistols - 1905 - Turnbull Restoration
Seller's Information
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Seller: Turnbull Restoration
Company: Turnbull Restoration
Member Since: 6/5/07
State: New York
Country: United States
Phone: (585) 657-6338
Fax: (585) 657-7743
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa,MasterCard,Discover,AmericanExpress,Certifiied Check,Money Order
Description:
The Model 1905 was a continuation of the Model 1902 and was the first Colt semi-auto handgun chambered for the new 45 ACP cartridge. There was considerable concern that the 38 ACP lacked the stopping power to be used as a defensive sidearm.
The first year of production for the Model 1905 was a sparse 9 pistols. Shipping began in December of that year. With a total of 6,210 Model 1905 pistols originally produced from 1905 to 1917 (none from 1913-1916 and only 3 in 1917), the Model 1905 is one of the scarcest “pre-1911” Colt pistols to be found.
This example, serial number 194, shipped as part of a 2-gun delivery in March 1906. It bears type-2 (of 4) slide markings, as used in early 1906 thru 1909, on approximately 3,900 pistols. Its case hardened hammer is of the round or “stub” variety used from 1905 thru late 1908, on approximately 3,600 pistols
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This example was restored by Turnbull in August of 2022, and has been expertly maintained by its owner since. Restoration work included:
- Fabricate and fit new takedown plug and retaining pin
- Polish frame, slide and all parts to period-correct high polish finish
- Restore original markings
- Charcoal blue frame, slide and parts
- Color case harden hammer
- Nitre blue trigger, magazine catch, rear sight, pins, barrel link, screws and takedown plug
- Refinish perimeter of grips and diamonds, re-cut checkering to point
Contact us for more information and additional photographs.
SOLD
Handgun Caliber: .45 ACP (.45 Auto)
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: 1905
Serial Number: 194
Barrel Length: 5
Action: Semi-Automatic
Manufacture Date: 1906
Item Location: Upstate New York, Finger Lakes Region