21NAVY Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Found a 1921 Colt Commercial sibling for the Colt Thompson. S/N C1282XX. Has 6 interesting hash marks on the top diamond of the right hand grip panel so it looks like it might have some history. Guy I got it from said it was in an old shoulder rig but it got lost. Ran some reduced loads I run in the Thompson thru it and it ran like a top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCM Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I sure don't know, Floyd & the rest of them used 1911s- Have you run the numbers. ? Barrow had tons of these in the car with him. I'm only guessing but the hash marks could just be from holstering or some little accident.Real nice collection, was looking at your posting on the other side- OCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21NAVY Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Googling them didn't return anything but I didn't really know where to look.. it's C128279it's hard to tell in the pictures but the top grip screw was removed to make the marks across the diamond, so it seems somewhat intentional perhaps. I had been looking for one in much nicer condition because my Thompson is quite a bit better than the 1911, but those 1921's are scarce and I didn't want to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Brian,Congratulation on finding the Colt Gov't model at a good price. Not an easy thing to accomplish. Really makes a nice set and a nice photo.I bought a nice Colt Gov't model at a GS yesterday and will post some pics next week. It a 1931 Colt . 10 years later than yours.Jim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21NAVY Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I had been looking for quite a long time, and luckily Chuck Olsen remembered I was looking for one and ran across this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCM Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Chuck is a good guy, I've had dealings with him also. See what April brings on the Colt history from Colt. Might just spark something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Nice 1911, I tried to post a link to the site I use,,,but it didn't work.Try proofhouse.comDarryl Edited January 20, 2015 by darrylta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21NAVY Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks Darryl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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