SOLD US WWII COLT 1911A1 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL, VERY RARE 1943 COMMERCIAL / MILITARY VARIANT, 100% CORRECT & VERY SHARP!
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IN 97% VERY SHARP CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER COLT 1911A1 US ARMY ISSUED COMMERCIAL / MILITARY PISTOL.
THERE WERE APPROX 6500 COMMERCIAL 1911A1 PISTOLS ON HAND IN COLT’S STORAGE ROOM AT THE OUTBREAK OF WWII. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 1942 AND RUNNING TO EARLY 1943, ALL OF THESE PISTOLS WERE PULLED OFF THE WAREHOUSE SHELVES AND RETURNED TO THE FACTORY FLOOR TO BE CONVERTED AND RENUMBERED INTO MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS.
THIS CONVERSION PROCESS INVOLVED REMOVING THE SCHWARTZ SAFETY AND RENUMBERING THE SLIDE AND FRAME IN THE MILITARY SERIAL RANGE. THE BLUED FINISH WAS SANDBLASTED OFF AND THEN THEY WERE PARKERIZED. THIS GIVES THESE VERY UNIQUE LOOKING PISTOLS A MILITARY LOOK, BUT WITH THE MARKING OF THE COMMERCIAL SLIDE REMAINING.
THIS IS A VERY SHARP COMPLETELY TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF THIS UNIQUE AND RARE VARIANT. ITS ALL MATCHING WITH THE CORRECT “S” MARKED COLT BARREL AND THAT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THESE PISTOLS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POPULAR WITH COLT COLLECTORS WITH MINT SPECIMENS BRINGING $10,000. THIS IS A REALLY SHARP EXAMPLE AND MUCH NICER THAN YOU USUALLY SEE. FINDING THESE GUNS WITH ANY CONDITION IS VERY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE ONLY 6500 WERE MADE AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT INTO COMBAT AND SAW HARD USE. THIS IS A NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND VERY RARE 1911A1 VARIANT AND THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS.
