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Colt Government Model, Military Shipment, Factory Letter 248450-C, FB02154
$7,995.00
Fascinating Colt Government Commercial pistol from 1951 earmarked to the State of Connecticut Military Department, State Armory Property and Procurement Division in Hartford, Connecticut. A wonderful, high condition and all-original pistol in correct shipping box with factory literature and original factory letter supporting its military association.
Fascinating Colt Government Commercial pistol from 1951 earmarked to the State of Connecticut Military Department, State Armory Property and Procurement Division in Hartford, Connecticut. A wonderful, high condition and all-original pistol in correct shipping box with factory literature and original factory letter supporting its military association.
Description:
Standard configuration Colt Government Model .45 pistol, SN: 248450-C, made 1951, blue finish with 5″ barrel, fixed front sight with drift adjustable rear sight. Left side of slide marked “GOVERNMENT MODEL COLT AUTOMATIC CALIBER .45” with rampant Colt logo, while right side of slide bears “COLT’S MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A” with serial number “248450-C” on the frame. Fitted with brown checkered Coltwood grips displaying rampant Colt logo. Blued magazine marked “COLT .45 AUTO” on base, with 5 indicator holes. Complete with original brown-textured factory box featuring handwritten “Sgt Stannard” and “248-363-C” with red rampant Colt stamp on lid interior, serial number handwritten (barely visible) on bottom of box, with original instructional literature, Colt factory letter showing shipment to Military Dept, State Armory Property and Procurement Division, Hartford, CT, and cleaning brush.
Condition:
Crisp 99+% bright original factory blue with minor sharp edge wear at muzzle and forward frame. Minimal operational scuffing on exposed barrel hood. Bright sides of hammer with light staining more pronounced on right side. Coltwood grips with just the most minor handling marks. Magazine with negligible insertional wear. Mirror bright bore. Correct manual mechanics. VG box, lid with a split corner, moderate shelf wear and losses to end label as carefully imaged. EXC factory letter.
Colt Government Model, Military Shipment, Factory Letter 248450-C, FB02154
$7,995.00
Fascinating Colt Government Commercial pistol from 1951 earmarked to the State of Connecticut Military Department, State Armory Property and Procurement Division in Hartford, Connecticut. A wonderful, high condition and all-original pistol in correct shipping box with factory literature and original factory letter supporting its military association.
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Description
Synopsis:
Fascinating Colt Government Commercial pistol from 1951 earmarked to the State of Connecticut Military Department, State Armory Property and Procurement Division in Hartford, Connecticut. A wonderful, high condition and all-original pistol in correct shipping box with factory literature and original factory letter supporting its military association.
Description:
Standard configuration Colt Government Model .45 pistol, SN: 248450-C, made 1951, blue finish with 5″ barrel, fixed front sight with drift adjustable rear sight. Left side of slide marked “GOVERNMENT MODEL COLT AUTOMATIC CALIBER .45” with rampant Colt logo, while right side of slide bears “COLT’S MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A” with serial number “248450-C” on the frame. Fitted with brown checkered Coltwood grips displaying rampant Colt logo. Blued magazine marked “COLT .45 AUTO” on base, with 5 indicator holes. Complete with original brown-textured factory box featuring handwritten “Sgt Stannard” and “248-363-C” with red rampant Colt stamp on lid interior, serial number handwritten (barely visible) on bottom of box, with original instructional literature, Colt factory letter showing shipment to Military Dept, State Armory Property and Procurement Division, Hartford, CT, and cleaning brush.
Condition:
Crisp 99+% bright original factory blue with minor sharp edge wear at muzzle and forward frame. Minimal operational scuffing on exposed barrel hood. Bright sides of hammer with light staining more pronounced on right side. Coltwood grips with just the most minor handling marks. Magazine with negligible insertional wear. Mirror bright bore. Correct manual mechanics. VG box, lid with a split corner, moderate shelf wear and losses to end label as carefully imaged. EXC factory letter.
Additional information
FB02154
FFL, CNR
248450C
0.45
Colt
United States
Post WWII
United States
Government .45
EXC
Mirror
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