November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Aftermarket sights, tall blade front sight with orange plastic insert for visibility, fully adjustable rear sight with serrated partial rib that runs to ejection port and was milled into slide. Left side of slide with appropriate address and patent information, right side with National Match rollmark. Right side of frame with "GOVERNMENT MODEL / (Serial Number)" behind slide pin. Right side of trigger guard with "60" subinspector proof, left side with "P" proof and Colt "VP" proof. Fully checkered walnut grips. Small parts comprise checkered spurred hammer, checkered thick tab safety, checkered slide release, long 1911 grip safety, checkered short trigger with 2 spots of silvering from mounting of a trigger shoe in the past, checkered magazine release, arched checkered mainspring housing. Magazine with "COLT / 45 AUTO" on base plate. Modern production pasteboard box. Letter indicates shipment in 1939 to Hunt & Mottet Company, Tacoma, Washington in a shipment of one and furnished with a new safety device (Swartz safety). CONDITION: Very good, retaining the majority of the Colt bluing with some silvering to high edges and some scattered browning coming through. Mainspring housing is very good with some browning from hand patina, while front has some spotted losses from same. While the sights do not appear to be factory, they were installed well. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with strong rifling and some pitting towards chamber. Box is fine as new. This is a good example of a pistol that was certainly a shooters personal favorite. EMW.
CORRECTION: While this gun shipped with a Swartz safety, the slot in the slide is vacant.