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IN 97% EXCELLENT CONDITION, WE HAVE A TOP COLLECTOR GRADE EXAMPLE OF A LATE 1917 BRUSHED BLUE FINISH UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ISSUED COLT 1911 PISTOL. THIS IS 100% ORIGNAL AND CORRECT, EXACTLY AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY WITH A MINT BORE. . GHS PROOFED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME AND ALSO WITH THE CORRECT MARKED BARREL. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST GUNS MADE WITH BRUSHED BLUE BEFORE COLT STARTED ROLLING OUT THE BLACK ARMY VARIANT. THIS IS THE LAST OF THE REALLY PRETTY COLT 1911’S. THIS IS PRACTICALLY THE POSTER CHILD FOR A US WW1 .45 AND THESE WERE HEAVILY USED IN WW2 AS WELL. THIS GUNS WAS SHIPPED TO THE US MARINE DEPOT IN PHILADELPHIA ON DEC 5, 1917. THIS IS A VERY CLEAN INVESTMENT GRADE PISTOL, USMC GUNS ARE VERY SCARCE AND ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.