December 13-15, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2022
Colt 1911A1 built by Colt to commemorate the end of operations in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre during World War II. Standard 1911A1 features and engraved on slide with bamboo florals, right side with "WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE / PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS", left with "Pearl Harbor - Coral Sea - CORREGIDOR / GUADALCANAL - TARAWA - SAIPAN -LEYTE GULF - IWO JIMA - OKINAWA - TOKYO". Pistol is housed in case with green velvet lining, a plaque with theatre dates, December 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor) to September 2nd, 1945 (Formal surrender), and 7 faux .45 ACP rounds in sliding drawer. Interior of lid with reprint of surrender photo and more operational areas. CONDITION: Fine with a few minor areas of wear from handling and storage. Some superficial scratches to high polish finish. Case is otherwise fine with some age related bumps and bruises from display. EMW