SOLD COLT 1911A1 1943 COMMERICAL / MILITARY VERY RARE!

IN 95% CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER COLT 1911A1 COMMERCIAL / MILITARY PISTOL.  THERE WERE APPROX 6500 COMMERICAL PISTOLS ON HAND AT COLT AT THE OURBREAK OF WW2.  IN LATE 1942 RUNNING INTO 1943 THESE PISTOLS WERE PULLED OFF THE SHELF AND REBUILT AND RENUMBERED TO MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS.  THIS INVOLVED REMOVING THE SCHWARTZ SAFETY AND RENUMBERING THE SLIDE AND FRAME IN THE MILITARY SERIAL RANGE THEN PARKERZING THE PISTOL.  THIS IS A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE OF THIS UNQIUE AND RARE VARIANT.  THESE PISTOLS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POPULAR WITH COLT COLLECTORS WITH MINT EXAMPLES BRINGING VERY CLOSE TO $10,000.  THIS IS A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE AND THEY ARE VERY RARELY SEEN.