GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
COLLECTOR'S LOT OF TWO .45 ACP SERVICE PISTOLS. UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL 1911A1 1081938 45ACP MODERN; C&R Cal. 45 ACP. Flat sided checkered hammer, correct grip safety and mainspring housing with moderately fine checkering. Properly blued stamped trigger. Proper bbl bushing with concentric circles on the front. Proper checkered slide stop. Proper tapered serrated front sight. Rear sight is proper but dinged up. Slide and receiver have proper "P" proof marks in the proper location (Type-3). Mag by Little Manufacturing Company is near new. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Slide and receiver have proper DuLite finish. RCD acceptance mark is crisp. X-type Blanchard grinding marks on receiver are crisp and clear. Has Colt wide ring plastic stocks, Keyes Fibre would be correct. Bbl is Springfield Armory, proper would be HS. Finish is thinning all over with numerous spots on the right hand slide. Bore is dirty but shiny. Overall very attractive with only a couple of incorrect easy to find parts. Very pleasing appearance. 51517-9 KXK (5,000-6,000)
BALLESTER MOLINA 1911A1 STYLE PISTOL.BALLESTER MOLINA1911A13335445ACPMODERN; C&RCal. .45 ACP. Bbl is Argentine made and marked "354", frame SN 33354 on mainspring housing, slide is marked underneath "354", left side of slide is marked "Pistola Automatica Cal. 45. Fabricada POR "HafDasa" Patentes Internationales "Ballester-Molina" Industria Argentina", right side of slide is marked "Policia Provincia San Juan". Stocks grooved medium walnut. Mag is post-war welded bottom. Slide is grooved in the rear with interrupted grooves. Mainspring housing is integral to the frame. The only parts that interchange with A1911 are the: magazine, bbl, bushing and recoil spring. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: 98+% finish with small scratch to right side slide, slight thinning of finish on sights and bbl. Stock screws very good. In-the-white trigger is pinned to form a pivot. Pistol has no grip safety but has a built in out of battery lock. 51517-22 KXK (1,250-1,750)