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Late World War I-era U.S. Army contract Colt M1911 semi-automatic .45 caliber pistol manufactured by the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in 1918. The left side of the slide has the standard Colt factory two-line, two-block markings with the Rampant Colt set to the middle, a symbol marked “S5” or “55” and above the magazine release button, and the initials “AA” on the trigger guard. The right side is marked "MODEL OF 1911 U.S. ARMY” and “UNITED STATES PROPERTY,” with the serial number “519710.”
Accompanied by its 1989 letter of authenticity from the Colt Manufacturing Company, confirming the revolver's configuration and listing it as part of a shipment of 10,050 guns that was purchased by the U.S. Government and sent to the “Post Ordnance Officer” at the Ordnance Depot (Greenville Piers) in Jersey City, New Jersey, on ‘Armistice Day’ November 11, 1918, the date that marked the end of hostilities and the close of World War I. The remarks section reads: “Records also indicate this pistol was packed in chest 10364. Records do not mention the marking ‘A.A.’ Evidently this was placed on your pistol after leaving the factory.”
