SOLD COLT 1911A1 AUG 1942 PRODUCTION WB CARTOUCHED NICE

IN 96% VERY CLEAN CONDITION WE HAVE A VERY DESIRABLE AND VERY HARD TO FIND EARLY WW2 PROUDCTION COLT 1911A1 GOVERMENT PISTOL. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE WAS SHIPPED TO SPRINGFIELD ARMORY IN AUGUST, 1942. THE PISTOL IS 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL AND STILL HAS THE LARGE G COLT BARREL, THE CORRECT HOLLOWBACK GRIPS AND THE SLIDE IS MATCHING NUMBERED TO THE PISTOL FRAME AS WELL, EXACTLY AS IT LEFT COLT’S. THE BORE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS A PREMIER EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY WAR PRODUCTION PISTOL, VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS TOP COLLECTOR CONDITION. MOST OF THESE PISTOLS WERE USED UP IN THE WAR, MOST OF THE SURVIVORS WERE REWORKED, THEN GIVEN AS AID TO OUR ALLIES AND VERY FEW HAVE REMAINED IN THIS COUNTRY AND HARDLY ANY THIS NICE.