GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
PERSONALIZED COLT 1911 PISTOL MADE IN 1917.COLT191113937245ACPMODERN; C&RCal. 45. Marked in script on right hand slide below ejection port "C F JUDSON" over "CAPT. ORD R. L. U.S.A.". Sans serif "H" above firing pin stop plate. Rear sight modified with V-notch instead of rnd notch. Accompanying Colt Factory letter dated March 2, 1014. CONDITION: Slide stop and hammer are 1911A1 Colt. Thumb safety probably also from 1911A1 Colt. Bbl bushing appears too thick, probably from commercial pistol. Magazine is lanyard loop Type 3, no finish. Bbl is properly vertical "P H" marked. Bore is bright and shiny. Opening through ejection port is polished; should be blued. All markings proper except added engraving on right hand slide. Right slide marked "MODEL OF 1911 U. S. ARMY". Right side of receiver SN "139372". Left side of receiver "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" in serif letters. Cartouche of Gilbert H Stewart above mag catch. Standard Colt patent dates on left slide, "RAMPANT COLT" to rear of slide. Stock screws in good condition. Mag catch lock buggered. Stocks right and left crisp and sharp. Finish thin all over, mostly patina. Overall 40% orig finish. 51590-5 KXK (1,000-1,500)