Manufactured in 1942, with this pistol's serial number falling within the range of 1,900 pistols (serial numbers 789,658 to 795,248) shipped to the U.S. Springfield Armory on June 23, 1942, as listed on page 397 of "Colt .45 Service Pistols" (1991 publication) by Charles W. Clawson. Features fixed blade front and notch rear sights, a blued barrel marked "COLT 45 AUTO" on the left side with "P" on the recoil lug, two-line Colt patent dates and address surrounding a Rampant Colt on the left of the slide, "P" on top of the slide, matching "789/368" serial number stamped behind the firing pin stop, along with a checkered thumb safety, slide catch, wide spur hammer, short milled trigger, and arched mainspring housing with lanyard loop on the base. The left of the frame bears a boxed "W.B." (Col. Waldemar S. Broberg) inspector mark and a "P" stamp, along with the U.S. property marking, serial number, and model designation on the right side. The left of the trigger guard is stamped with "M" over "triangle/VP", along with "40" stamped on the right side. Fitted with a pair of brown checkered plastic hollow-backed "Coltrock" grips and a full-blue magazine marked "S" on top and "C-S" on the underside of the toe.

Very fine as arsenal refurbished, retaining arsenal parkerized finish and blue finish on the barrel with some light cycling wear, scattered minor edge wear, some visible brown patina on the front strap, and minor handling wear. The grips are exceptionally fine with a few minor handling marks in the otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.