Pre War Hawaiian Department Colt 1911

[cram1903]

Greetings folks,
This is my first time posting here on the CSP 1911 forum so I hope I'm doing this right. What I have here are some pics of a 1914 dated Colt 1911 (SN#51346) that I recently added to my collection. The pistol was acquired locally here in Honolulu, HI. Later, while doing some research, I discovered that Colt sent a batch of 1911's (SN#51101-51650 inclusively) to a Capt. P.O. Mahaffy, Hawaiian Department, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii on 17 October, 1914. As you can immagine, I was quiet thrilled to discover that the pistol may have some local, prewar history behind it. The thinning blued finish on the slide and frame seem original and the edge wear seems to be matching and consistant. The thumb safety seems to be a later replacement and the barrel is a late WWII replacement as well. The remainder of the pistol seems matching/original. My goal is find a correct barrel and thumb safety to restore it to its original configuration. Other than that I have no further information so any thoughts, suggestions or observations are welcome.

Thanks,
Cliff

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