I was given a Colt 1911 45 by a friend of mine and it's an oldie. A little background information passed on to me was that this guy's father carried this gun during WW1. When he returned home, he kept the gun and then gave it to his son(my friend) to carry during WWII. The gun is in great shape with holster wear and supposedly the original holster and mag....
Just wondering if there are any Colt archive experts out there that may be able to provide any information on this gun.
Left side of slide: Patented APR.20.1897. SEPT.9.1902
DEC.19, 1905. FEB.14.1911. AUG.19,1913
United States Property
Right side of the slide: MODEL OF 1911. U.S. ARMY
NO 308XXX
On the left side by the trigger guard is a "roll mark" that looks possibly like a eagles head with S 11 underneath.
Any help or information is appreciated. I would love some history from Colt , but not for their price of archive research. Thanks!
Just wondering if there are any Colt archive experts out there that may be able to provide any information on this gun.
Left side of slide: Patented APR.20.1897. SEPT.9.1902
DEC.19, 1905. FEB.14.1911. AUG.19,1913
United States Property
Right side of the slide: MODEL OF 1911. U.S. ARMY
NO 308XXX
On the left side by the trigger guard is a "roll mark" that looks possibly like a eagles head with S 11 underneath.
Any help or information is appreciated. I would love some history from Colt , but not for their price of archive research. Thanks!