**1916 Production Commercial Colt 1911 Pistol
Sale 1353 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
May 1, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,500 -
$2,500
Sold for $1,320
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
**1916 Production Commercial Colt 1911 Pistol
.45 ACP. 5" barrel. SN: C34641 (mfg. ca.1916). Blued finish, double-diamond checkered walnut grips. Single action tilting barrel magazine fed Browning designed semi-automatic pistol with thumb and grip safeties, fixed dovetail rear sight and round blade front sight. Right side of frame marked GOVERNMENT MODEL/C 34641 with right side of slide marked COLT AUTOMATIC/CALIBRE 45. Left side of slide is marked in two, two-line segments, with the first reading: PATENTED APR. 20, 1897. SEPT. 9, 1902/DEC. 19, 1905. FEB. 14, 1911. AUG. 19, 1913. The second section reads: COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO./HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A. with a Rampant Colt logo at the rear of the slide behind the cocking serrations. The pistol includes a single unmarked two-tone, pinned base magazine with a lanyard loop.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition Report
Very good. Bore very good, mostly bright with fine rifling and some frosting in the grooves. Metal retains much of the high luster Colt factory blue with scattered thinning and wear, mostly along high edges and contact points, with a particularly noticeable scratch on the left side of the frame from sloppy take down. The pistol has suffered some poor storage and shows scattered surface oxidation and some areas of very thin, hazy surface rust, most notably on the front strap and in the cocking serrations. A careful cleaning and some time in a sonic bath should improve the pistol substantially. Action is mechanically functional, but the slide lock pivot pin is slightly bent, leaving the lock slightly out of alignment with the slide lock recess, so the slide requires effort to lock back and will not currently lock back on an empty magazine. Wood grips fairly crisp with some wear and minor handling marks.
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