This is an exceptional, high condition, early 1913 manufactured Colt Government Model semi-automatic pistol. The pistol has the highly desirable high polish commercial blue finish with fire blue trigger, hammer, slide lock, safety lock and rear sight that was applied to Colt Government Model pistols until mid-1913 and is fitted with standard checkered walnut grips. The slide has the oval tapered front sight however it is missing the rear sight. The frame has the Type III magazine catch lock installed about serial number C380. The pistol has the correct short hammer with sharp rear edge, first style checkered slide stop with the checkered thin thumb piece safety lock, and a recoil plug with inward punched lip. The top of the chamber has a rough milled finish with the high polished finish on the front end of the all blue barrel. A capital letter "N" is stamped on the underside of the barrel in front of the lug area. The pistol is fitted with the standard two-tone lanyard loop magazine. The right side of the frame, ahead of the trigger guard is roll stamped "GOVERNMENT MODEL". The serial number "C2059" is stamped on the left side of the frame ahead of the trigger guard. The top of the frame is stamped with "E" and "S" inspection marks in front and behind the disconnector hole. The right side of the slide is roll stamped "COLT AUTOMATIC/CALIBER 45" in two lines below the ejection port. The left side of the slide is roll stamped with the correct two-line, Colt patent dates followed by the Colt Hartford two-line address block. The uncircled Rampant Colt is roll stamped on the left side of the slide behind the slide serrations. This wonderful pistol is complete with two spare, half-tone Colt magazines.