Spectacular Colt 1911 Auctioned to Benefit NRA Foundation
The official centennial of J.M. Browning’s 1911 pistol was March 29th, 2011, 100 years to the day since the legendary handgun was adopted by the U.S. Army. (The U.S.M.C. and U.S. Navy adopted the 1911 pistol roughly two years later). To celebrate the 100th birthday of what many experts believe is the greatest self-loading pistol ever made, Colt created a spectacular, fully-engraved “Anniversary Edition” pistol. It’s pimped to the max, complete with gold inlay and genuine ivory grips. The gun is currently up for auction at Gunbroker.com with proceeds to benefit the NRA Foundation.
Price? If You Have to Ask…
Want it? Well you may have to liquidate your 401(k) to buy it. Current bid price is $33,635.00 and a similar fully-engraved Anniversary 1911 sold for $83,025.00 three months ago. See January Auction.
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Needs an external extractor. The older design is inferior.
I don’t care how shiny it is, is it reliable? If so, what kind of groups will it shoot? Can that scrollwork be extended onto a magwell? If so, I’d use it for single stack in USPSA.
Whazzat? It’s just for collecting? Why would anyone do that to a 1911? Is gun, needs to be used like gun.