The advances made by Browning were revolutionary at the time, and were so successful that they are considered commonplace today. The design was the end-result of a series of developments by famous gun designer John Browning, starting with the Model 1900. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. Our Assessment: The 19-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. The magazine has scattered wear and light surface oxidation with intact feed lips and a strong spring. The magazine is marked “S” on the top of the baseplate. The holster has scattered wear and discoloration, verdigris at the metal parts, and intact stitching. “HALE” has been hand-carved on the back of the holster. The maker’s mark on the back is no longer eligible. The holster is marked “US” in oval on the flap, this markings shows moderate-heavy wear. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: Included is a dark brown leather flap-holster and a single 7-round magazine. This pistol has manual and grip safeties. There is light play between the slide and frame. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this pistol is in Very Good condition. The markings are generally clear, the Ordnance wheel is incomplete, as is common. The screw heads range from sharp to tool marked with strong slots, the top-left grip screw has a poorly cut slot as noted above. There are scattered light nicks, scuffs and scratches including “idiot marks” on the left of the slide and frame from the slide stop during reassembly. There is some other scattered light finish wear consistent with holster use and infrequent minor oxidation, most notable on the chin of the slide. There is handling wear and some minor surface oxidation in the grip areas. Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 80% of its metal finish. There is some scattered light erosion in the bore, most notable at the muzzle-end and there is some stubborn fouling in the grooves. Please note: The top-left grip screw is either a replacement or the slot was cut improperly, the slot is shallow and does not extend to the edges of the screw head.īore Condition: The bore is semi-bright. Overall, the grips are in Fine-plus condition. The grips have minor handling wear with only a few small marks. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered brown plastic with reinforcement rings around the screws and reinforcement ribs on the inside. The rear sight is a square notch dovetailed into the slide. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a short blade with a serrated, ramped rear face fixed to the slide. The right front bow of the trigger guard is marked “6”. The left link-lug of the barrel is marked “P”, the right “HS”. The interior of the dust cover has a flaming bomb Ordnance mark, found again under the firing pin plate on the rear of the slide. ARMY”, and at the rear there is an Ordnance mark. The right side of the frame is marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY / N o 874432”, “M1911 A1 U.S. Col., Sub-Inspector for Ithaca, Remington Rand and Union Switch). The left side of the frame above the magazine release is marked “FJA” (Frank J. The left of the frame behind the magazine release and the top of the slide in front of the rear sight are marked with a “P” acceptance proof. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “ITHACA GUN CO., INC. 45 Service Pistols”)Īction Type: Single Action Semi-Auto fed by Removable Magazine The markings, finish and manufacture of the frame all indicate that the frame was made by Ithaca Gun Co.) Serial Number: 874432 (This serial number is in a range which was overlapped by Colt. Family lore has it that it was mostly over and he mainly remembered the French girls.Arrow_back Back More Sold Post-1900 U.S. Only time he left the farm - was in the 81st 'Wildcat Division' and hied forth to France to fight the Kaiser, 1917. The US Army WWI 'Doughboy' tunic was my maternal Grandfather's. The S/N of the Colt dates it to a manufacture date of 1917. I acquired several rounds of military ball ammo marked 'FA 17'. SIL gave me the pistol and several old mags, some of which have the lanyard loop. Very little of the original blued finish left. The pistol has been all over the world, and looks it. He went on to be a Navy lifer, retiring as an officer in the 1960's. He was blown off the deck and kept swimming until he could clear the burning oil/diesel on the top of the water. The Colt was being worn by my SIL's Dad, who was a Ensign on the USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. This Colt 1911 is in a shadowbox I put together some years back.the pistol and the WWI tunic are only related by year, really - 1917.
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