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Early WWII 1941 Production U.S. Colt Model 1911A1 Pistol$3,000.00{"message":"In _app.tsx child of Layout","renderCount":1}
Colt 1911A1 50th Anniversary of The Battle of The Bulge Semi-Auto Pistol
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Auction by Amoskeag Auction Company, Inc.(1064)
This item is in Manchester, NH
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Item Details
Low Estimate1200
High Estimate1800
serial #BB058, 45 ACP, 5" barrel with an excellent bore. This MK IV series 80 pistol has been embellished with engravings commemorating the Battle of the Bulge. Only 300 were produced. The metal surfaces retain about 99% plus factory applied silver plate with slight tarnish on the forward section of the slide and minor scratches. The checkered walnut factory grips rate excellent but the left panel is slightly warped allowing a small amount of rocking movement. The left side of the slide has a battle scene with U.S. tanks facing off with Wehrmacht armor while a U.S. M1917 machinegun crew provides cover and is flanked on the right by a wedge of loose scroll engraving. The right side has a battle scene in the town of Bastogne with a wedge of scroll engraving on the left and a flowing banner engraved "Bastogne 1944". The top of the slide has loose scroll engraving with a U.S. flag by the front sight followed by "50th / 1944 / 1994", a five-pointed star, "ANNIVERSARY" in a ribbon forward of the ejection port and finally a scroll forward of the rear sight is engraved "BATTLE OF THE BULGE". Both sides of the slide have raised gold Rampant Colts that nicely accent the rest of the embellishments. On the left side of the slide below the machine gun crew the artist has signed his work "Bottega C. Gurianelli". The pistol includes an unmarked factory hard case, manual and a silver-plated factory magazine. This gun is as-new in the box and still has silver plate in the bore of the barrel. A beautiful tribute to the brave souls that held the line during this epic battle. (88523-6) {C&R}
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Auction Details
Auction No. 116 - Session 2250 Commercial St., Manchester, NH, 03101Sunday, Nov 19, 2017 | 8:00 AM CST
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