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Colt 1911 serial numbers11/14/2022 ![]() The dark finish is meant to mock the original Black Army. The new pistol is similar save for the finish. ![]() When all contracts were canceled after 1918, the Black Army became something of a rarity.Ī few years ago Colt brought out a World War I pistol that was basically a 1911 with period markings. The finish is darker than the highly polished blue steel Colts originally delivered. The Black Army was the result of a finishing process that was used for speed and economy. The army ordered hundreds of thousands of 1911. ![]() The Black Army is simply a late production World War I Colt. ![]() Both the original and the Black Army feature small slide windows. Very similar pistols produced over 90 years apart: Colt’s Black Army (top)Īnd an 1898 Colt. Author: Bob Campbell / Wolfe Publishing Co. ![]()
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