Colt Government Model 1911

Douglas Jr. · 10-13-2017, 08:03 PM

Hi folks,

This is my first 1911 and my second collectable .45 ever (the other one was an Ithaca M1911A1 that I “rescued” as showed in another topic). As you know, it is a commercial Government Model, that was reblued (not a bad work in my opinion) that I had a new set of grips installed - but I kept the worn original ones). According to “Colt Autos” site, it was made in 1916.
Any kind of 1911 is very hard to find down here, and the few I had seen are weary WWII reworked pistols. The gun was dirty cheap (around US$ 500.00) as the seller needed the money to cover other expenses. I got it in a blink.

In spite of the above mentioned issues, I am very happy with this one, that now sits in my collection together with my Ithaca M1911A1. Sorry for my bad pictures, but I was very anxious to take some shots.

Hope you enjoy it.
Douglas.

Douglas Jr. · 10-13-2017, 08:05 PM

last pictures

alvin · 10-13-2017, 09:39 PM

Great. It's a super popular pistol in the US. An iconic weapon.

10-13-2017, 08:03 PM	#1
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Colt Government Model 1911 Hi folks, This is my first 1911 and my second collectable .45 ever (the other one was an Ithaca M1911A1 that I “rescued” as showed in another topic). As you know, it is a commercial Government Model, that was reblued (not a bad work in my opinion) that I had a new set of grips installed - but I kept the worn original ones). According to “Colt Autos” site, it was made in 1916. Any kind of 1911 is very hard to find down here, and the few I had seen are weary WWII reworked pistols. The gun was dirty cheap (around US$ 500.00) as the seller needed the money to cover other expenses. I got it in a blink. In spite of the above mentioned issues, I am very happy with this one, that now sits in my collection together with my Ithaca M1911A1. Sorry for my bad pictures, but I was very anxious to take some shots. Hope you enjoy it. Douglas. Attached Thumbnails

10-13-2017, 08:05 PM	#2
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	last pictures Attached Thumbnails

10-13-2017, 09:39 PM	#3
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Great. It's a super popular pistol in the US. An iconic weapon.