The included Colt factory letter, signed by the Senior Colt Firearms Engineer and dated "7/19/88," states the pistol was one of twenty manufactured by the Spanish STAR company expressly for Colt with the intentions of being evaluated as a possible contender for the U.S. Army XM9 trials and commercial sales in the U.S. After deciding not to continue with the XM9 trials, Colt later released the 20 pistols for sale to Colt employees. Features fixed white-ramp blade front and adjustable orange-dot tangent rear sights. Two white lines painted into the left sides of the slide and frame denote the takedown position. This specific pistol is listed by serial number on page 519 of "STAR Firearms" by Leonardo Antaris. Includes original STAR blue plastic case with manual, cleaning rod, and bore brushes.

Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original blue finish with some minor handling marks and a slight plum coloration to the slide and backstrap. Mechanically excellent.