Manufactured in 1931, this is an outstanding example of a pre-World War II Colt Ace pistol. It is fitted with blade front and adjustable notch rear sights, the two-line address and patent dates are on the left side of the slide, the Rampant Colt ahead of the serrations, and the Colt Ace logo and caliber markings on the right. The frame is marked "43" on the right side of the trigger guard, "3/VP" on the left and fitted with a short checkered trigger, wide checkered hammer, checkered arched mainspring housing, a set of fully checkered grips, and a two-tone magazine with Colt Ace marked base. Includes a correct factory box numbered "1482" on the bottom (only 38 numbers away from this pistol), bore brush, tool, and test target also numbered for pistol "1482".

Excellent, retains 98% plus of the original blue with some extremely light edge wear and a light takedown mark on the left. The grips are also excellent with only the slightest handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The box is fine with some light edge/corner wear. If you are looking for a benchmark pre-World War II Colt Ace pistol for your collection, look no further!