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Lot #3352

Lot 3351: Canadian Contract Colt Gov't Model Pistol with Factory Letter

Documented World War I Canadian Government Contract Colt Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol with Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Lot 3351: Canadian Contract Colt Gov't Model Pistol with Factory Letter

Documented World War I Canadian Government Contract Colt Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol with Factory Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: May 4, 2025

Estimated Price: $3,750 - $5,500
Price Realized:
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Documented World War I Canadian Government Contract Colt Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol with Factory Letter

Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Government
Type: Pistol
Gauge: 45 ACP
Barrel: 5 inch round
Finish: blue
Grip: walnut
Stock:
Item Views: 464
Item Interest: Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 231
Class: Curio & Relic Handgun
Bore Condition: The bore is mostly shiny with crisp rifling and some limited minor oxidation in the grooves.
Description:

Manufactured early in 1914, the included factory letter confirms the pistol's configuration, including a five inch barrel chambered for .45 caliber, blue finish, and types of grips not listed when included in a shipment of 1,000 pistols sold to the Canadian Government (which ordered roughly 5,000 pistols total) and sent to J. Wesley Allison of Waddington, New York, on September 11, 1914. This shipment, with a listed serial range of C3000 to C8400, is also documented in the table of "Appendix E" on p. 413 of "Colt .45 Service Pistols: Models of 1911 and 1911A1" by Charles W. Clawson. Some replacement components have been installed, including the fixed oval blade front and rounded notch rear sights, blued barrel with "P" on the polished chamber hood, checkered slide stop, magazine release, safety, wide hammer, flat smooth mainspring housing and short checkered trigger (a later production M1911A1 pattern). The left side of the slide bears the two-line, two-block Colt address and patent markings with uncircled Rampant Colt behind the slide serrations, along with the caliber marking on the right. The frame is marked with "triangle/VP" and "y" on the left of the trigger guard, with "GOVERNMENT MODEL" and serial number marked on the right, along with "T" marked on the right of the trigger guard. Fitted with a pair of checkered "double diamond" walnut grips and a two-tone magazine with pinned lanyard loop base.

Rating Definition:

Very fine as a Great War Canadian Government purchased Colt Government Model pistol, retaining 85% bright original commercial blue finish with some light holster pattern edge wear, minor thinning on the grip straps with some visible brown and grey patinas, some limited faint freckling, and some light scratches and minor handling marks. The grips are also very fine with minor handling evidence in the otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.



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