Welcome to immediately’s Photo of the Day! Here we have now a really cool Colt Government 1911 pistol. This is a 455 Colt Government 1911 made for the British Government. These took place in the direction of the top of World War One when the warfare of attrition was actually hurting the British Empire. Small arms had been briefly provide and the present (or within the technique of being adopted) service pistol for the cavalry was the Webley Self Loading Pistol in 455 Webley/Eley. This 455 is complicated since it’s not marked in a different way from the revolver cartridges however these explicit ones are semi-rimmed reasonably than rimmed. It was a easy modification on Colt’s finish to alter the mannequin 1911 simply sufficient for 455 Webley.
“Manufactured in 1917 on order for the British Government, this is a Colt Government Model semi-automatic pistol outfitted with a 455 Eley barrel and magazine, with a set of crossed pennant and broad arrow military stamps along with the standard commercial markings. Fixed sights, with a long smooth trigger, wide checkered hammer, short grip safety, checkered grips, a two-tone magazine with “CAL 455/ELEY” marked lanyard base, and a 455 caliber barrel. Included with the pistol is a English-style pink felt lined hardwood case, with a clean brass inscription disk on prime and a paper label for Daniel Frasier & Company of Edinburgh on the inside. Inside the case is an additional substitute journal (two-tone, lanyard base, unmarked), wood-handled screwdriver, Micro-brand bushing wrench, and a package deal of 455 Mark I ammunition dated “30 1 19″.”
Lot 3642: Colt 455 British Gov’t Model, w/Ex. Mag, Case, Ammo, Accessories – Cased British Contract 455 Colt Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved January 11, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/75/3642/colt-455-british-govt-model-wex-mag-case-ammo-accessories.
