pricecheck: Colt 1911 .45 serial number: 9
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well firstly, he's my friend and i'm inclined to believe him
2nd, i've seen and done some pretty insane stuff, the fact that it's so rare raises questions but there's been crazier stuff that's happened out there.....
Colt 1911 Serial Number 9
If your buddy's name is Robert Azar then maybe he has Colt 1911 serial number 9.
After reading this thread I thought the "9" sounded vaguely familiar...
I dug through some of my 1911 reference material. So, now, just looking at a copy of Guns & Ammo special edition of "Book of the 1911" [this particular version published 2003] On page Page 6/7 an article written by Wiley Clapp, titled "The Government Model: A Distinguished History - How the Greatest Pistol Ever Made Came to Be", with photos by Ichiro Nagata, shows two pistols: Colt Model 1911 US Army and what appears to be a Colt Government Model [ie commercial] but in the pic is labelled "Model 1911 Special Army", 1 of 15 made. Both pistols with the serial number 9 [that can be clearly seen on each pistol in the glossy pics]. The article states that these two pistols and the 17 other 1911's depicted in the article [including some other rare pieces, including John Browning's personal prototype Colt Model 1910, serial number 3] are from the collection of a Mr. Robert Azar.
So.... does your buddy have pics of his $300 auction find?
NAA.
If your buddy's name is Robert Azar then maybe he has Colt 1911 serial number 9.
After reading this thread I thought the "9" sounded vaguely familiar...
I dug through some of my 1911 reference material. So, now, just looking at a copy of Guns & Ammo special edition of "Book of the 1911" [this particular version published 2003] On page Page 6/7 an article written by Wiley Clapp, titled "The Government Model: A Distinguished History - How the Greatest Pistol Ever Made Came to Be", with photos by Ichiro Nagata, shows two pistols: Colt Model 1911 US Army and what appears to be a Colt Government Model [ie commercial] but in the pic is labelled "Model 1911 Special Army", 1 of 15 made. Both pistols with the serial number 9 [that can be clearly seen on each pistol in the glossy pics]. The article states that these two pistols and the 17 other 1911's depicted in the article [including some other rare pieces, including John Browning's personal prototype Colt Model 1910, serial number 3] are from the collection of a Mr. Robert Azar.
So.... does your buddy have pics of his $300 auction find?
NAA.
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If your buddy's name is Robert Azar then maybe he has Colt 1911 serial number 9.
After reading this thread I thought the "9" sounded vaguely familiar...
I dug through some of my 1911 reference material. So, now, just looking at a copy of Guns & Ammo special edition of "Book of the 1911" [this particular version published 2003] On page Page 6/7 an article written by Wiley Clapp, titled "The Government Model: A Distinguished History - How the Greatest Pistol Ever Made Came to Be", with photos by Ichiro Nagata, shows two pistols: Colt Model 1911 US Army and what appears to be a Colt Government Model [ie commercial] but in the pic is labelled "Model 1911 Special Army", 1 of 15 made. Both pistols with the serial number 9 [that can be clearly seen on each pistol in the glossy pics]. The article states that these two pistols and the 17 other 1911's depicted in the article [including some other rare pieces, including John Browning's personal prototype Colt Model 1910, serial number 3] are from the collection of a Mr. Robert Azar.
So.... does your buddy have pics of his $300 auction find?
NAA.
That is the same one that I posted about as well. The former owner has passed away and number 9 is now in a museum in the US.
From the article I posted about, that guy must've had an awesome collection.... the John Browning personal prototype referred to as a Colt Model "1910" [the precursor to the actual Model 1911] with serial number "3" was particularly cool. He also had a NAA 1911 and a Singer mfg 1911A1. Hope they all made it into museums.
NAA.
