SOLD COLT 1911 EARLY TRANSITIONAL BLACK ARMY 1918 PRODUCTION

IN 95% DECENT CONDITION WE HAVE A HARD TO FIND EXAMPLE OF AN JLUY 1918 PRODUCTION “BLACK ARMY” COLT 1911. THIS PISTOL IS 100% CORRECT EXACTLY AS IT LEFT COLTS. THIS PISTOL WAS SHIPPED IN VERY EARLY JULY 1918 TO THE ORDNANCE DEPOT AT BUSH TERMINAL FOR SHIPMENT TO THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN FRANCE. THIS PISTOL WAS DEFINATELY “OVER THERE” . THIS BLACK OXIDE FINISH THAT GIVES THESE PISTOLS THEIR MONIKER IS NOT VERY DURABLE AND IS PRONE TO DISCOLORATION AND FLAKING, MOST OF THESE PISTOLS TODAY HAVE A VERY DISCOLORED SPLOTCY LOOK BUT THIS ONE SHOWS A GOOD STRONG EVEN FINISH. THIS PISTOL WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY USED IN BOTH WORLD WARS. THE BORE IS DECENT AND IT LOOKS AS IF IT HAD BEEN CARRIED MUCH MORE THAN SHOT. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS IS AN EARLY BLACK ARMY, IT STILL HAS FEATURES FOUND ON THE BRUSHED BLUED GUNS SUCH AT THE THE SEPERATED P AND H BARREL MARKING. FINDING A DECENT BLACK ARMY IS NOT AN EASY TASK. THIS PISTOL IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF A WW1 DOUGHBOY .45