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LSB#: 180829AB09

Make: Colt
Model: 1911
Serial Number: 312276

Year of Manufacture: 1918 (https://colt.com/serial-lookup)
Caliber: .45 ACP
Action Type: Single Action Semi-Auto with Removable Magazine
Markings: The right side of the frame is marked “N^O 312276”. The right side of the slide is marked “MODEL OF 1911. U. S. ARMY”. The left side of the slide is marked “PATENTED APR.20,1897. SEPT.9,1902 / DEC.19,1905. FEB.14,1911. AUG. 19, 1913”,with a Rampant Colt logo and “COLT’S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A.”. The left of the dust cover is marked 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY'. The rear of the slide is marked 'H'. The bottom of the slide is marked with 'Q', 'D', and '5'. The left side of the frame is marked behind the trigger with an eagle's head over “S8”. The top of the frame is marked '8' to the right and in front of the feed ramp, 'H' in front of the disconnector and 'G' behind. The channel behind the guide-rod is marked '7'. The top of the chamber is marked 'P' and 'H' with the characters correctly oriented to the viewer when the barrel is pointed up. The bottom of the chamber is marked '5' in front of the link lug.
Barrel Length: 5”
Sights / Optics: The pistol is mounted with a “U” notched rear sight dovetailed into the slide and a short rounded blade front sight fixed to the slide.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered walnut with smooth diamonds around the grip screws. The grips have moderate handling wear with some patches of smoothed checkers. The checkering is generally well defined. There are no chips or cracks. The grips rate in about Very Good overall condition.
Type of Finish: The finish was blued. The mainspring housing is smooth.
Finish Originality: The slide and frame have been resurfaced with no new finish applied. The controls do not appear to have been refinished.
Bore Condition: The bore is bright, the rifling is sharp. There is light erosion scattered through the bore.
Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 3% of its metal finish, all in the controls. The slide, frame, grip safety and trigger are bare metal with scattered light surface erosion, a few isolated spots of more moderate surface erosion, scattered light scratches and infrequent, light surface oxidation. The screw heads are lightly tool marked with the exception of the magazine catch screw which is disfigured with a useable slot. The controls have handling wear and thinning at edges. The markings are clear. Overall, this pistol rates in about Fair-Good condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. It has both a manual and grip safety and the trigger pull is crisp. The slide has little play to the frame. We did not fire this pistol. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with a single 7-round magazine with 2/3 blue finish, body which comes down flush with the bottom of the floorplate which is pinned in place, no lanyard loop and no markings. The magazine has light operational wear, some light frosting on the right of the body toward the bottom and a patch of small impact marks on the back toward the bottom. Overall, the magazine is in about Good condition.
Our Assessment: The 1911 and 1911-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. This is a U. S. Government marked Colt 1911 pistol made toward the end of WWI in 1918. The pistol is in about Fair-Good condition with little finish, but strong mechanics and a decent bore. This pistol would be great for home protection or for shooting in the Traditional category at SASS Wild Bunch matches, but WWI Colts are very collectable, and the shooters may not outbid the collectors on this one. Please see our photos and good luck!
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On Right Side: Nothing on Slide but on frame has United States Property M1911A1 U.S. Army On Left Side:On Slide Patented Apr.20,1897.Sept,9,1902 DEC 19,1905,FEB,14,1911,AUG,19,1913 Colt's PT. CO On Left Side of Frame: Under Slide Lock has a WB stamped and by safety has a P stamped Also has a P stamped just in front of rear sight. Hope this helps. Our Assessment: The 1911 and 1911-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. Inherited from my dad many years ago. Never fired by me. Markings on left side: 'Patented Apr. 20.1897 Sept.9.1902. Dec 19.1905 Feb.14.1911 Colts PT.F.A. MFG CO Hartford.CT. United States Property'. Markings on right side: 'Model of 1911 U.S. The serial number is 66XXX. The Colt has always been kept in the holster shown in the photo.

This is a Colt 1911 U.S. Army.45 automatic that has been renumbered with an 'X-Serial Number'. Shortly after WW1 the military decided that it would institute a program to renumber pistols which had been recovered with defaced or obliterated serial numbers. Good question since the frame usually just says 'GOVERNMENT MODEL' or 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY M 1911 A1 U.S.ARMY'.or some such. I'm certainly no Govt 45 expert but I dug up some info, maybe it will help.but first a bit of history. The Colt 1911 Army was the single action pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911. The Colt 1911 was chambered in.45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol). The original 1911 used a seven-round, detachable magazine. This is a Colt 1911 U.S. Army.45 automatic that has been renumbered with an 'X-Serial Number'. Shortly after WW1 the military decided that it would institute a program to renumber pistols which had been recovered with defaced or obliterated serial numbers.

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This John Browning patent gun, Model 1911, was so named for the year it was officially adopted for use by the United States Army. The Browning design was so great, that it has been changed little in over 100 years of production.

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This gun shares the nick-name 'Colt .45' with Colt's other famous .45 caliber handgun, the Single Action Army 'Peacemaker' revolver, but, that is the cartridge it fires—not a proper name for the handgun.Drake views from the 6 free download zip.

The most widely produced, copied, used, talked about, written about and debated handgun in the world. The Colt Government Model 1911 is referred to by many as 'the world's greatest handgun'. Colt introduced this model in 1970 as a newer version of the Model 1911A1. The major changes were a slightly heavier slide and a slotted collet barrel bushing. From 1970 to 1976 the serial numbers had a prefix of '70G', from 1976 to 1980 they had a suffix of 'G70' which changed to a prefix of '70B' from 1980 until 1983 when production ceased. In 1983 the Series 80 Models were introduced with an additional passive firing pin safety lock and the half-cock notch was also redesigned.

The MKIV Series 70 Government Model Colts were available in blue or nickel plate and were chambered in .45, .38 Super, 9mm and 9mm Steyr (foreign export only). There's nothing I can say about these guns that hasn't already been said a thousand times, by a thousand others. The 1911 Colt is without a doubt, 'the most copied and most modified gun in the world'.

The two guns pictured on this page are both MKIV Series 70 Government Model Colts in .45 caliber. I like them all, but the Series 70s are my favorites.

In 1992 Colt introduced the Enhanced Government Models which included new features such as a flattop slide, angled rear slide serrations, scalloped ejection port, combat style hammer, beaver tail grip safety, relief cut under trigger guard and long trigger. How to install free mcboot on ps2 fat. In 1999 Colt released the XSE Series Model O Pistols. Features of these guns included front slide serrations, adjustable McCormick trigger, three dot dove tail rear sights, ambidextrous safety, enhanced tolerances, aluminum frame and stainless steel slide.

All of these modifications to the John Browning designed and Colt produced Model 1911 remind me of a couple of things. I have a really good friend in Memphis that once told me, 'those folks in Nashville have been looking for somebody that can sing better than old George Jones for years, and they ain't found them yet'. People have been trying to make a better 1911 Colt for years and with all of the modifications they've come up with, I think the old original holds its own very well indeed.

It also reminds me of something my younger brother once said concerning Mexican food. I'm a pretty big fan of Mexican food, but my brother on the other hand, can only tolerate it. He said, 'you don't need a menu, you might as well just order this food in dollar amounts, $5 worth, $10 worth, etc. depending on how hungry you are, because it's all the same stuff, just arranged differently'.

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