SOLD, EXCEPTIONAL, US WWI COLT MODEL OF 1911 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL, SHIPPED TO FRANCE JUNE 12, 1918, VERY LATE BRUSHED BLUE, MINT CRISP!
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IN MINT CRISP 98% ORIGINAL CONDITION, & 100% CORRECT, WE HAVE A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF A LATE MAY, 1918 PRODUCTION BRUSHED BLUE FINISH COLT MODEL OF 1911 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL. THIS PISTOL WAS SHIPPED TO THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, BUSH TERMINAL, BROOKLYN NEW YORK ON JUNE 12, 1918 AND WOULD HAVE WENT STRAIGHT TO “OVER THERE”….FRANCE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST BRUSHED BLUE PISTOLS BEFORE THE SWITCH OVER TO THE BLACK OXIDE FINISH. ONE OF THE BEST 1911 PISTOLS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE THAT REALLY POPS!!!. THE GRIPS ARE REALLY SHARP AND THE FRONT GRIP STRAP IS LIKE NEW. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CRISP WWI M1911 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL FOR YOUR COLLECTION YOU CANNOT PASS THIS ONE UP, IT SHOULD BE A GREAT PERFORMING ASSET AS WELL. THIS IS A TOP CONDITION EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC DOUGH BOY COLT 1911.
