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Make: Colt
 
Model: WWI Commemorative Series 1911 Set, 2nd Battle of the Marne, Château Thierry, Belleau Wood, Meuse Argonne
 
Year of Manufacture: 1967
 
Caliber: .45 ACP
 
Action Type: Single Action Semi-Automatic Pistols with Removable Magazines. Please note, only the Chateau Thierry pistol comes with a magazine and the rest do not.
 
Markings: The right side of each of the slides is marked with a banner reading “1917 / WORLD WAR I COMMEMORATIVE / 1967” and “COLT’S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.”. The chamber on each pistol is marked “COLT .45 AUTO” and also has a “VP” proof. The right side of each of the frames with the serial number.
 
The left side of the Chateau Thierry slide is engraved with a battle scene of a machine gun crew with a town in the background and at the rear with the Rampant Colt logo.
 
The left side of the Second Battle of the Marne slide is engraved with a scene involving American soldiers firing at German soldiers across a river and at the rear with the Rampant Colt logo.
The left side of the Belleau Wood slide is engraved with a battle scene in the woods and at the rear with the Rampant Colt logo.
 
The left side of the Meuse Argonne slide is engraved with a scene of American soldiers attacking Germans barricaded behind pill boxes and at the rear with the Rampant Colt logo.
Barrel Length: Each barrel is 5”.
 
Sights / Optics: The pistols all have the same sight configuration. The front sight is a short blade with a ramped serrated rear face fixed to the slide. The rear sight is a square notched sight dovetailed into the slide.
 
Stock Configuration & Condition: The left grip panel on each pistol has a medallion of an American eagle marked “1917*1918 / WORLD WAR”. The right grip panel on each is marked with a medallion of an American soldier, and marked “U.S.A. / THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION” and with the names of our allies. The left grip panel on each also has a metal plaque marked with the particular battle the pistol commemorates.
 
The Chateau Thierry grips are checkered double diamond select American Walnut. There are light handling marks and the right panel has some residue from the padding on the interior of the case (concealed while mounted for display). The checkering is sharp. The grips rate in about Fine condition and should clean to Excellent.
The Second Battle of the Marne grips are smooth French Holly. There are light handling marks and storage marks, no major defects. Like the other pistols, there is residue on the right panel from the padding on the interior of the case. The grips rate in about Fine condition and should clean to Excellent.
 
The Belleau Wood grips are smooth wood, they appear to be rosewood. There are light handling marks and storage marks, no major defects. Like the other pistols, there is residue on the right panel from the padding on the interior of the case. The grips rate in about Fine condition and should clean to Excellent.
 
The Meuse Argonne grips are smooth Crotch Walnut. There are light handling marks and storage marks, no major defects. Like the other pistols, there is residue on the right panel from the padding on the interior of the case. The grips rate in about Fine condition and should clean to Excellent.
 
Type of Finish: All of the pistols have a Blued finish.
 
Finish Originality: Original