SOLD EXCEPTIONAL COLT 1911 US ARMY…. SHIPPED SEPT, 1914 TO THE SAN ANTONIO ARSENAL, TEXAS……STUNNING EXAMPLE OF A TEXAS COLT!!!

In 98% + MINT SHARP condition,100% factory original and with a mint bore, we have a Colt Model 1911 US Army Service Pistol that was shipped on Spetember 3, 1914 to the Commanding officer of the San Antonio Arsenal in Texas, very likely for Cavalry units stationed in the area. This is an exceptional very beautiful example much nicer than you ever see early military Colts.  There is a slight mar on the front grip strap that prevents us from asking 10K on this stunning example.  This  pistols is totally factory original and 100% factory correct and the bore is mint as well. This pistol is one of the nicest early Colts that we have seen in a long time,   Pistols like this were used on the 1916 Punitive Expedition in Mexico against Pancho Villa and of course in both world wars.