Posted: 10/3/2007 8:00:34 PM EDT
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This is a mint, most perfect specimin I have ever held. The bore is clean, the action is very tight, not a rust mark, re-blued by Jenson's in Tucson in the 1940's when Bob Jenson was a Colt Rep. Real Ivory grips, 45L Colt not 45 ACP. It was issued to an officer stationed at Ft; Huachuca in the 20's. I just looked up the date of production in R.L. Wilson's book, June of 1917 seems to be about it. 
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Curious??? If it was US Army Issue it would never be in .45 LC! It was either a civilian model or the cylinder was replaced/modified through the years. BTW, I do not hold myself up as some expert on these matter… It is a beauty though and nothing can distract from that!!! |
You are correct for the M1917. The M1909 was the Colt New Service issued by the Army in .45LC. They bought it in case the new-fangled auto pistol they were testing didn't work out. If the auto tanked, they would just buy more New Services. So there were US military .45LC's. My first New Service is a M1909. It made me fall in love with NS's and I bought a M1917, 5" .357 and a 7.5" .45LC after that. I should have bought everyone that I saw after looking at the prices for them nowdays. It actually says M1909 or M1917 on the butt, so you can't get them mixed up. So you're right about it not being 100% correct, but it's still a damn nice gun and I wouldn't mine owning one just like it. |
I should have made it more clear. Bob Jenson did the conversion from 45ACP to 45LC when he put on the Ivory grips. That all in the late 40's. The old Colonel's gradnson sold his collection and I ended up with it. As I understand it, a pretty fair number of these beauty's were converted in this area. Remember I live 12 miles from the border, Tucson is North to us. 
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