March 15-17, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/15/2022
Manufactured 1978. Fixed blade front sight with fully adjustable rear sight on a raised smooth rib. Left side of slide with "COLT // SERVICE / MODEL // ACE (in lozenge) // .22 // LONG / RIFLE" with Rampant Colt. Right side of slide with "ACE" in lozenge. Right side of frame with Colt's address and serial number. Trigger guard with visible VP proof and 2 other subinspector proofs. Small parts comprise narrow serrated hammer, left side only safety, slide release, short trigger, magazine release. Blued downswept grip safety and mainspring housing with knurled plastic cover. Nickel magazine with straight down loading assist, baseplate replaced. Walnut checkered grips with golden medallions. CONDITION: Very good, retaining virtually all of the electroless nickel finish, with some very minor marks from handling and storage. Some minor clouding of nickel. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with strong rifling. A good example. EMW