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IN 98% MINT CONDITION WE HAVE A VERY HARD TO FIND AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER 1945 DATED NORWEGIAN MODEL 1914 PISTOL.  THIS IS THE AS YOU CAN SEE THE NORWEGIAN VERSION OF THE COLT 1911 PISTOL IN .45 AUTO.  THIS GUN IS COMPLETELY MATCHING AND ORIGINAL, YES THE BARREL IS THE ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERED BARREL THAT IT LEFT THE FACTORY WITH AS IS EVERY OTHER PART ON THIS GUN.  ACCORDING TO THE BOOK KONGSBURG COLTEN, THIS PISTOL WAS ASSEMEBLED IN LATE 1945 AND WAS ISSUED TO A NORWEGIAN INFANNTY UNIT IN 1948.  IT LOOKS AS IF IT WAS HARDLY USED. THESE GUNS WERE SURPLUSED OUT AND SOLD IN THE STATES IN THE EARLY 1960’S. TODAY, THEY ARE NOT AT ALL AN EASY GUN TO FIND AND WE RARELY ENCOUNTER THEM.  THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE.