Make: Colt
Model: 1911
Serial Number: 299913
Year of Manufacture: 1918
Caliber: .45 ACP
Action Type: Single Action Semi-Auto fed by Removable Magazine
Barrel Length: 5”
Sights / Optics: The rear sight is a "U"-notch dovetailed into the slide. The front sight is a short rounded blade fixed to the slide.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are two-piece checkered walnut with smooth “double diamonds” around the grip screws. The grips have fairly even handling wear with some scattered light nicks and scratches. There is a patch of compressed checkers behind the top diamond on the right panel. The checkering is generally well defined. There are no chips or cracks. Overall, the grips are in about Very Good Condition.

Type of Finish: Blued
Finish Originality: Original

Bore Condition: The bore is dark. The rifling is worn, but visible. There is light to moderate erosion and pitting scattered through the bore. In this writer's opinion, the bore rates 4 out of 10.

Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 35% of its metal finish. The finish is thinning at all edges. Most remaining finish is in protected areas or around raised features. Other surfaces have mostly gone to a light patina with handling wear in the grip areas. There is scattered minor surface oxidation with infrequent minor erosion. There are some scattered light nicks, scuffs, and scratches including an "idiot mark" under the slide stop. The action shows operational wear. The screw heads are tool marked with strong slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this pistol is in Good Condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this pistol. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with one original US WW1 “two tone” partially blued 7-round magazine.

Our Assessment: The Colt 1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol was designed by the legendary firearms inventor John Moses Browning, and developed for the US Army after the .38 LC revolver failed to stop charging Moro warriors in the Philippines. The US Army issued the powerful .45 to officers, NCOs, and machine gunners in the Punitive Expedition and World War 1. The Model 1911 was the end-result of a series of developments by Browning, starting with his Model 1900. The advances made by Browning were revolutionary at the time, and were so successful that they are considered commonplace today. Browning not only developed first a pivoting and then a tilting barrel to allow for a locked system, but he also developed the concept of "the slide", a feature now synonymous with semi-automatic handguns.

This US Army WW1 Colt 1911 Semi-Auto Pistol was made in 1918 and is in Good Condition. It features a 5” barrel, 35% of its original blued finish, martial markings, two-piece checkered walnut grips with smooth “double diamonds” around the grip screws, a “two tone” partially blued mag, strong mechanics, and a dark bore with worn but visible rifling (there’s light to moderate erosion from the use of corrosive ammunition, and pitting scattered throughout). Overall, this is a solid example of a US Army Colt Model 1911 from the Great War.