An historic Navy issue Colt M1911!!!

**John Holbrook** · 04-09-2010 02:54 PM

This Colt was aboard the USS CALIFORNIA on 12-7-1941. It was salvaged form the ship and was in the inventory of VF-1 in 1944!!! The date information in the photo came from the SRS database..

This old Colt has been there and done that! it was in very poor condition when I bought it, so I had the late Bill Adair restore it... The placard is from my Battleship Display.... ENJOY!!!!

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**Highly Recommended** · 04-09-2010 02:54 PM

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**Ron Ewing** · 04-14-2010 03:49 PM

Great looking pistol John. Some things warrant restoring. Are you going to restore the pistol that was found in a barn? Love to see photos of that one on here.

Ron

**Duane Hansen** · 04-14-2010 08:17 PM

Hey Ron! Did you go to Tulsa? And if so, how was the show this year?

**mike radford** · 05-24-2010 10:52 PM

A piece of history well worth restoring. Bill was an artist. Thanks for sharing.

**mrfudd** · 05-25-2010 07:59 PM

Beautiful gun. That was the perfect candidate for restoration.

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