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Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol, #154604, .45 cal., 5'' barrel, blue finish, checkered walnut grips, with military two-tone magazine. This pistol was shipped May 29, 1917, Commanding Officer, Ordnance Dept., U.S. Expeditionary Force, Hoboken Docks, Pier 1, Hoboken, NJ, and was probably transported to France on the USS Leviathan. The Leviathan was the main ship operating on Pier 1 and transported nearly 129,000 troops to France. (It is interesting to note that young Humphrey Bogart was a sailor on the Leviathan on its routine trips between Hoboken and Breast, France.) Condition is fine retaining approx. 94% original blue. Grips show crisp checkering. Action is nice and tight, bore is good with light frosting in grooves. Est.: $2,500-$3,500. (C&R)