SOLD COLT 1911 FEB 1918 BRUSHED BLUE SHARP PISTOL WITH HOLSTER……STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CUPBOARD!

IN A VERY NICE 96%  ORIGINAL CONDITION, 100% CORRECT, WE HAVE A SHARP EXAMPLE OF AN FEBRUARY, 1918 PRODUCTION BRUSHED BLUE FINISH COLT MODEL OF 1911 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL.  THIS PISTOL WAS SHIPPED TO SPRINGFIELD ARMORY IN FEBRUARY, 1918.  THIS PISTOL WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND JUST A WEEK OR SO AGO IN THE CUPBOARD OF AN OLD MANSION IN ALEXANDRIA, VA, STILL SITTING IN THE HOLSTER PICTURED.  HAD IT NOT BEEN SITTING IN THE HOLSTER FOR CLOSE TO A HUNDRED YEARS IT WOULD BE IN NEW CONDITION!  FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD IT PROBABLY HAD BEEN THERE SINCE THE 1920’S.  THE SIDES HAVE SOME STAINING FROM SITTING IN THE HOLSTER BUT THE GRIPS ARE NEW AND THE GRIPS STRAPS ARE STUNNING.    IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CRISP WW1 1911 FOR YOUR COLLECTION YOU CANNOT PASS THIS ONE UP, IT SHOULD BE A GREAT PERFORMING ASSET AS WELL.  THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC DOUGH BOY SPECIAL.