My most valuable Colt Government Model!!

John Holbrook · 01-01-2005, 07:03 PM

Here is the first handgun I ever fired when I was about 10 years old. A 1940 Colt Government Model that my father carried as a Texas County Sheriff. After his death in 1946, it came to me and one of my sons had it for many years. After he was killed, it came back to me. It was well used and had a bad slide, so I found another unmarked slide and engraved it as shown.

I had a good friend of mine engrave and restore it to it's former beauty...

When my father died, the county commisioners appointed my mother to serve out my fathers term, so my parents both were Texas sheriffs. Not many people can make that claim!!!!

There were only 400 Government Models produced by Colt in 1940. A very rare puppy indeed!

1940----S/N C198900 to C199299----400

01-01-2005, 07:03 PM	#1
John Holbrook RIP Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bellingham, WA. Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My most valuable Colt Government Model!! Here is the first handgun I ever fired when I was about 10 years old. A 1940 Colt Government Model that my father carried as a Texas County Sheriff. After his death in 1946, it came to me and one of my sons had it for many years. After he was killed, it came back to me. It was well used and had a bad slide, so I found another unmarked slide and engraved it as shown. I had a good friend of mine engrave and restore it to it's former beauty... When my father died, the county commisioners appointed my mother to serve out my fathers term, so my parents both were Texas sheriffs. Not many people can make that claim!!!! There were only 400 Government Models produced by Colt in 1940. A very rare puppy indeed! 1940----S/N C198900 to C199299----400 __________________ "Give me a fast ship, and I will sail in harms way!", John Paul Jones