John Browning’s design of the Colt Model 1905, M1905 or Military Model, Pistol brings us one step closer to the mega This pistol, serial number 596, was manufactured shortly before Colt began fabricating two model room examples of the Model 1905 which would later be submitted to © 2020 ColtHistory. 45 caliber variant of the Luger pistol in 1907.

The Colt Police Positive 4' is a small-frame, double. The numbers that I have are the only numbers on the gun. It has retained roughly 65-70% of its original Colt bluing. Only about 207 of this new model were made, making them some of the most desired collector guns in the. Shown above is an early Model 1905, serial number 2247, produced around 1907 with 9/15/22 - This is a nice example of a Colt Model 1905 Military, chambered in. I'm sure there are others out there who are much more knowledgeable on Colts and I welcome any comments or corrections. Just some observations and guesses I have and more details to look for. It is the appearance however of the colt figure, more like a stick figure with a pot belly, not like the other logos I have seen that make me think that the slide is post war, like 1946 to 1950s maybe. The angle of the serrations at the rear of the slide however does not look military, and since Colt went into civilian production after the war and their leftover slides were used up, they may have changed the angle of those serrations, as seen on some of the later commercial models. Also the angle if the spear does look like around late war production. Also the appearance of the Colt generally got degraded as the end of Colt's military production approached, resulting in a colt that began to ressemble a stick figure. According to information I have found is that the placement of the Colt logo between the patent dates and the address on the left side was used on the last of the military production, to 1945. The markings and Colt logo have generally been used to get an approximate production range. The slide is interesting in that the serrations appear to be slanted, or is it the camera angle. I make no claim to be an expert on Colt 1911s, but I have seen a few, have some, and have read a lot on them. I will throw out a few possibilities and observations.

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