GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE COLT FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL.COLTGOVERNMENT MODELC110245 ACPMODERN; C&RCal. .45 ACP. Very early commercial Colt with 5" unmarked bbl that has blued skirt. Slide has early markings with last patent date 1911 on left side and "COLT AUTOMATIC CALIBRE 45" in 2-lines on right side. Left rear side of slide has the Rampant Colt in a circle trade mark. Right front side of frame is marked "GOVERNMENT MODEL" and left front side of frame has the SN. Trigger, hammer, thumb safety, slide lock and magazine catch are all bright fire blued. Slide and frame are high polish commercial charcoal blue. Grip safety has short spur and hammer has long spur. Top flat of frame by the disconnector hole is stamped with an "S" inspector initial which is also found on rear of slide under the firing pin retainer. Mounted with large diamond checkered walnut grips and accompanied by 1 commercial two-tone magazine with marked base. Also accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this pistol in cal .45 with blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Emery Hardware Co., Bradford, PA, on Sept 24, 1912, in a 3 gun shipment. Letter also lists date of manufacture as Sept 17, 1912. Additionally accompanied by a russet brown leather flap holster with mail order marks on the belt loop. Holster has Cheyenne plug. This being a first year production pistol with the extraordinary high polish blue finish makes it a very rare pistol, the fact that it has survived this long with most of its finish intact is an even greater rarity. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Slide retains about 97% strong, orig, bright, high polish blue with only light muzzle end wear and a few small freckles on the top left, slide also has 3 or 4 fine scratches. Frame, grip safety and spring housing retain about 98% crisp, bright, orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a scratch from the slide lock being installed improperly. Bbl retains 70-75% bright, orig blue with bright shiny bore that has some minor scuffing. Grips are crisp with only faint diamond point wear. Magazine is nearly new with bright white area and strong bright blue elsewhere. Holster is sound with some crackling on the flap and retains about 90% orig russet brown finish. 49327-1 JR (7,000-11,000)