COLT 1911 US NAVY Show off not for sale

[Durhamoutdoors]

Made in 1914, one out of 15,037 of Navy contract 1911 might be one of the most difficult standard issue 1911 to acquire.

All these issued to the battleship like Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Oklahoma. Maybe it was at Pearl Harbor? Most of these US Navy model be destroyed during war time.

When I got it, it has a different grips installed. After couple month searching, got a pair of Colt 1915 original diamond grips from a 90 years old US Marine. Return it back to orignal, now I am happy man.

 

[hotdog]

Your pistol has 10% finish and 100% character!! It’s a beauty.

 

[Steve1987]

Very uncommon in any condition.

Does the frame still have the serial number or U.S. Property mark or has someone scrubbed it off? With that missing, it's sort of hard to determine if the frame is correct for the Navy slide.

Regards,
Steve

 

[SteelFlint]

Does she shoot?

 

[45ACPKING]

simply gorgeous

thanx for sharing

 

[pirate604]

If that pistol could talk...

 

[josh1976]

Very nice. Does it take glock mags though?

 

[Ix]

what a piece! beauty

 

[onthos]

Very nice pistol,i have a friend who has a 4 digit serial number 1911 navy frame that was made in 1912 and shipped to the Brooklyn shipyard in a 1000 pistol batch.But over the years it ended up with a Army slide at one point,finding a Navy slide from that era is like looking for Unicorns LOL.

 

[red_star]

Thanks for sharing.
But remember, that pistol is only original "once".
Finding those DD wood grips just makes it "correct".
...still a beaufiful M1911 US NAVY.

 

[marshall]

Thank god some jack ass never finished it up with some cold blue.
I had one years ago that some one had made into a super comp gun, bead blasted it. But it was only $125 or 150.oo

 

[Gundoggy]

Get a professional restoration by Turnbull Restoration Company Inc.

 

[Svt40 fan]

not a chance .it would destroy most of its history and story.. its a beauty the way it is now.

 

[Bad Lieutenant]

Nice! So... how much?

(Nevermind. PM me and we'll talk )

 

[langfordbc]

Get a professional restoration by Turnbull Restoration Company Inc.

Disagree. Should really only be done to remove a poorly done previous refinish. Wearing it’s original finish, even with very little remaining, is how that pistol should stay.

 

[Durhamoutdoors]

US ARMY Remington UMC edtion!

Wish everyone has a great long weekend!

 

[Falconflyer]

What a great pistol, don't even consider restoration!

 

[John Rambo]

Everything is for sale... For the right price

 

[hafetysazard]

Every gun has a dollar value.

 

[hamermill]

Beautiful- but seriously you don’t need two.