Manufactured in 1931, as one of 1,999 Colt Government Model semi-automatic pistols manufactured that year with a serial number range of 159,000 to 160,999. Features fixed oval blade front and square notch rear sights, a polished chamber hood on the unmarked blued barrel, the two-line Colt address and patent dates roll-marked on the left side of the slide with the caliber designation on the right and a matching "159/797" serial number behind the firing pin stop, along with a checkered slide catch, short milled trigger, thumb safety, wide-spur hammer, and arched mainspring housing with a lanyard loop on the base. The right side of the frame is roll-marked with the model designation and "C" prefix serial number, with "1" over "triangle/VP" marked on the left of the trigger guard and "60" on the right side. Fitted with a pair of checkered walnut grips and an unmarked two-tone blued magazine. Includes a generic hard case.