Manufactured in 1919. Features fixed oval blade front and notch rear sights, blued barrel with joined "HP" marked on top, checkered slide stop, thumb safety, magazine release, and wide spur hammer, short grip safety, smooth long trigger, and straight mainspring housing with a lanyard loop on the base. The slide bears the two-line, two-block patent date and manufacturer address on the left with "rampant colt" in the center, along with model and U.S. Army nomenclature on the right side. The left side of the frame bears an "eagle head/S12" inspection mark, with U.S. property marking and serial number on the right side. Fitted with a pair of diamond pattern checkered walnut grips and "A" marked two-tone magazine.

Excellent, retaining 97% plus original dark blue finish with some minor cycling wear on the right of the slide, some limited edge wear, but otherwise limited handling marks and rich blue finish. The grips are also excellent with crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. It would be difficult to improve upon a 1919 manufactured U.S. Colt M1911 pistol such as this example!