Part of a small collection of Colt 1911 Variations (You
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Details, in no particular order:
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Colt |
1911
Government Model |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Round-top rear sight. Checkered diamond walnut grips. Fire-blue
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small
parts. Lanyard loop, two-tone magazine. Lanyard loop mainspring |
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housing.
Serial number on left side of frame. Rampant Colt within circle on
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left
rear of slide. K inspector's mark. Serial number C52 --- Assembled on first
day of production: |
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March 9,
1912. 85%blue. From the estate of author Donald M. Simmons Jr.
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Colt |
1911 US
Army |
.45 ACP |
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5"barrel. Rounded rear sight. High-polish blue with fire-blue small parts.
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Checkered diamond walnut grips. 1897 Patent date. Forward serial number
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on right
side of frame. Early United States Property marking. Lanyard loop
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mainspring housing. Lanyard loop two-tone magazine. Serial number 271 ---
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Shipped
Feb 3, 1912
to
Springfield Armory. WG Penrod inspected. 80%blue. |
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Colt |
1911 US
Army |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. "Transition Model": Fully-checkered walnut grips, extended grip- |
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safety
tang, receiver clearance cut, face of trigger knurled and cut back,
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mainspring housing knurled and raised and width of front sight increased.
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Shipped
Jan 23, 1924 to Springfield Armory---the first shipment of 1911A1- |
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design
pistols, but still marked 1911. Lanyard loop mainspring housing.
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Two-tone
magazine. WTG inspected (single circle). Assembler's mark 32. H |
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in slide
hammer-slot. Issued to Col Eliot Whitlock. Purchased from his |
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descendants. Retaining
99%blue.
Three small notches cut in bottom of left grip. |
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With
issue belt & holster. |
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Colt |
1911 US
Navy |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel with P H proofs parallel to bore. Shipped July 30, 1913 to US
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Navy
Yard, Brooklyn, NY. WGP inspected. H-stamped slide. Two-tone |
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lanyard
loop magazine. Lanyard loop mainspring housing. Checkered |
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diamond
walnut grips. 96%blue. |
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Colt |
1911a1
Government Model |
.38
Super |
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5"
barrel. Checkered walnut grips. Two-tone magazine. Mfd 1933. 99%blue. |
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Colt |
1911A1
Government Model |
.38
Super |
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5"barrel. Stevens adjustable rear sight. Stag grips. Lanyard loop mainspring
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housing.
Milled for, but not equipped with Swartz safety. Mfd ca 1939. 99%+blue.
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Colt |
1911A1
National Match |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Fixed sight. Checkered walnut grips. Two-tone magazine. Shipped |
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May 15,
1936 to Richard W. Carter, Detroit, MI, Major, US Cavalry. |
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99%blue.
Original box. Factory letter. |
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Colt |
1911A1
National Match |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Stevens adjustable sight. Swartz safety. Checkered walnut grips.
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Factory
letter showing special order 3 3/4 lb pull. Shipped September 5,
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1940 to
Westchester Trading Post, Mt. Vernon, NY. 99%blue. |
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Colt |
1911A1
National Match --- |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Fixed sights. Swartz safety. Checkered trigger and mainspring
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housing.
Checkered walnut grips. Never serially numbered. Extensively |
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skeletonized to show numerous aspects of operation. 97% blue.
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Remington Rand |
1911A1
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.45 ACP |
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ERRS -
Experimental
Remington Rand Series |
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5"
barrel. No markings whatsoever but serial number on frame and HS on
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barrel.
Keyes Fibre checkered brown plastic grips with strengthening ribs and |
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without
reinforcing rings. Blued small parts. Checkered hammer and slide
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stop.
Lanyard loop mainspring housing. Mfd 1943. 98% parkerized.
Photo |
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Springfield Armory |
1911 US
Army |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Type III long spur hammer. Flaming bomb marked on slide and
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frame.
Checkered diamond walnut grips. Lanyard loop mag & mainspring |
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housing.
Mfd Nov, 1915. 98%blue. |
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Union
Switch |
1911a1
Prototype |
.45 ACP |
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5"
barrel. Brown checkered small-donut Keyes-Fibre grips. HP and P on
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barrel.
Standard USS roll stamp on left side of frame. Hand stamped: US&S
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CO / EXP
No2 on right side of both frame and slide. No proofmarks, model |
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designation or US Property markings. All blue finish over surface-ground
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steel.
L-code magazine. Mfd. 1943. 98% blue. With letter of authentication
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by
Edward S. Meadows, author of US Military Automatic Pistols, 1894 - 1920.
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