ad-closed 1927 Manufactured Hartford Colt 1911

[Dawg1998]

Good Day folks! This is a fun one and unique! This is a Colt Hartford which was manufactured in the Colt plant and shipped to Argentina. Colt produced 10,000 units between 1927 and 1928. It’s pretty rare to find a numbers matching example and this is one of the first 2,220 to come from Colt. This is not a Sistema nor was it made in South America with Colt tooling and production equipment. I’ve included as many pictures as possible and the slide, frame and barrel match. The import mark is located behind the magazine release. This one has been Arsenal refinished and it was common to replace some of the smaller parts as they were worn. The gun is in really nice condition and it would make a great addition to any collection considering the low serial number and scarcity. For the true aficionado, we can discuss looking under the sear spring but my current gun smithing skills aren’t up for it!;-) If I had to guess, I’d say the frame and lower are original and matching…the grips were most likely replaced at the arsenal. I don’t know if the barrel is original but it is numbers matching. It has some signs of patina and they parkerized over it but it has been kept in great condition overall. I’ve searched gunbroker and the auctions and can’t find a good read on the current value and insanely low serial number. What’s clear is that it was manufactured in 1927 in the Colt plant in Hartford, CT and the frame and slide match. If you love collecting Colts, you are more than welcome to come check it out at my office in Cool Springs. To be perfectly honest, I have no clue what the current value is….it’s worth $2,000 to me but I’m open to offers. It’s a gorgeous piece of history for sure!