*VERY RARE COLT TRANSITION MODEL 1911/1911A1 MILITARY SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

SN 701736. Cal. .45 ACP. Blue finish with 5″ military bbl that has had the skirt polished bright. Left side of bbl lug is marked with an “8” and “P”. Slide has usual markings with Rampant Colt in the center on left side and “MODEL OF 1911 U.S. ARMY” on right side. It has orig fixed sights & has a tiny “H” at the top rear in the hammer slot. Frame has the “WTG” (Major Walter T. Gorton) inspector mark on left side & the “UNITED STATES PROPERTY” marking on right side above SN. Right front web of trigger guard is stamped with a tiny “60”. It has standard checkered trigger with arched mainspring housing, long hammer spur & long grip safety spur. It is mounted with full checkered walnut grips and accompanied by one orig military 2-tone magazine. Finish is the brushed blue style of the 1911. This pistol was produced in 1924 and was in a shipment of 1,000 pistols to Springfield Armory on Feb 13, 1924 under contract #2462, dated June 12, 1923 for 10,000 “Improved Model Automatic Pistols, Caliber .45, Model 1911”. These pistols were not designated M1911A1 until May 20, 1926, retroactive to SN 700000 (source Colt .45 service Pistols, Clawson). This was the 1st production run of military government model pistols after the end of WWI in 1919 and the last produced until 1937. Very few of these pistols survive today in completely orig configuration with orig finish. Most of them saw hard service from the time they were produced, through WWII and into the 1970s until they were replaced by the Beretta. Many of them were sold through the DCM/NRA to members of gun clubs where they remained in service, even to today. Many of those pistols were altered to target configuration, further lessening the availability of orig pieces. Those pistols that were in service through WWII and Korea are usually found with replaced parts, slides, etc. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Slide retains about 98% crisp, orig blue with only light muzzle edge wear & a couple small scratches. Frame retains 97-98% crisp, orig blue with a few small scratches on left side above trigger & left front side. Grips are sound showing very light wear with very little staining & a couple of minor chipped diamonds. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Magazine is fine. A rare opportunity to own an orig transition pistol. 4-55311 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2147

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2147	$10,350.00	VERY RARE COLT TRANSITION MODEL 1911/1911A1 MILITARY SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 701736. Cal. .45 ACP. Blue finish with 5″ military bbl that has had the skirt polished bright. Left side of bbl lug is marked with an “8” and “P”. Slide has usual markings with Rampant Colt in the center on left side and “MODEL OF 1911 U.S. ARMY” on right side. It has orig fixed sights & has a tiny “H” at the top rear in the hammer slot. Frame has the “WTG” (Major Walter T. Gorton) inspector mark on left side & the “UNITED STATES PROPERTY” marking on right side above SN. Right front web of trigger guard is stamped with a tiny “60”. It has standard checkered trigger with arched mainspring housing, long hammer spur & long grip safety spur. It is mounted with full checkered walnut grips and accompanied by one orig military 2-tone magazine. Finish is the brushed blue style of the 1911. This pistol was produced in 1924 and was in a shipment of 1,000 pistols to Springfield Armory on Feb 13, 1924 under contract #2462, dated June 12, 1923 for 10,000 “Improved Model Automatic Pistols, Caliber .45, Model 1911”. These pistols were not designated M1911A1 until May 20, 1926, retroactive to SN 700000 (source Colt .45 service Pistols, Clawson). This was the 1st production run of military government model pistols after the end of WWI in 1919 and the last produced until 1937. Very few of these pistols survive today in completely orig configuration with orig finish. Most of them saw hard service from the time they were produced, through WWII and into the 1970s until they were replaced by the Beretta. Many of them were sold through the DCM/NRA to members of gun clubs where they remained in service, even to today. Many of those pistols were altered to target configuration, further lessening the availability of orig pieces. Those pistols that were in service through WWII and Korea are usually found with replaced parts, slides, etc. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Slide retains about 98% crisp, orig blue with only light muzzle edge wear & a couple small scratches. Frame retains 97-98% crisp, orig blue with a few small scratches on left side above trigger & left front side. Grips are sound showing very light wear with very little staining & a couple of minor chipped diamonds. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Magazine is fine. A rare opportunity to own an orig transition pistol. 4-55311 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2147 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*VERY RARE COLT TRANSITION MODEL 1911/1911A1 MILITARY SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.