SOLD HISTORIC COLT 1911 DOCUMENTED TO J.H. FITZGERALD “FITZ”

THIS IS A UNIQUE AND SINGULARY HISTORIC COLT 1911 PISTOL.  IT WAS OWNED AND SHOT BY NONE OTHER THAN “FITZ” J.H FITZGERALD HIMSELF, PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS PERSONALITY AT COLT’S OTHER THAN SAMUEL COLT HIMSELF.  THIS PISTOL WAS MODIFIED IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING AN AMBIDEXTROUS SAFETY AND CHECKERED TRIGGER AND FRONT AND REAR GRIPSTRAPS.  THIS PISTOL IS ALSO CLEARLY ENGRAVED WITH THE OWNERS NAME.  YOU WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE SLIDE IS VERFIED PROOF MARKED TO INDICATE THAT THE WORK DONE TO INSTALL THE LEFT HAND SAFETY WAS A FACTORY MODIFICIATION.  A COLT LETTER WILL CONFIRM THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIREARM AS WELL.  NO DOUBT THIS PISTOL WAS EMPLOYED IN THE MANY SHOOTING DEMONSTRATIONS THAT FITZ DID ON BEHALF OF COLTS.  WHAT MAKES THIS PISTOL EVEN MORE INTERESTING IS THAT MOST OF THE KNOWN FITZ MODIFIED HANDGUNS ARE REVOLVERS, KNOWN FITZ 1911’S ARE EXTREMELY RARE.  THIS 1915 MANUFACTURED PISTOL IS PROBABLY ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS AHEAD OF ITS TIME, MANY OF THE FEATURES ON THIS PISTOL ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON HIGH END 1911’S TODAY.  THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY SIGNIIFCANT EXAMPLE OF A COLT 1911 WITH CONSIDERABLE AND MOST VENERABLE PROVENANCE.