SOLD COLT 1911 BRUSHED BLUE MAY 1917 VERY CRISP EARLY WWI

THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING BRUSHED BLUE EARLY WW1 ISSUED  1917 COLT 1911.  THE PISTOL IS 100% ORIGINAL AND CORRECT AND IN 98% MINT SHARP VERY ATTRACTIVE CONDITION.  THIS PISTOL WAS ONE OF 800 SHIPPED ON MAY 19, 1917 TO THE ORDNANCE OFFICER, MILITARY TRAINING CAMP, MADISON BARRACKS AT SACKETS HARBOR NY.   THIS FORT ON LAKE ERIE NEAR CANADA WAS AT ONE TIME CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC DUTY STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.  DURING WW1 IT WAS USED AS A TRAINING POST FOR THE FIELD ARTILLERY. IF YOU ARE FROM NEW YORK OR THIS AREA, THIS IS A MUST HAVE PISTOL WITH A GREAT HISTORY. IF YOU WANT AN ATTRACTIVE BRUSHED BLUE EARLY WW1 PRODUCTION GUN THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!