Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 1010
COLT, USA A GOOD .455 (AUTO) SEMI-AUTOMATIC SERVICE-PISTOL, MODEL 1911 RAF CONTRACT, serial no. W102382,

Product Details

COLT, USA
A GOOD .455 (AUTO) SEMI-AUTOMATIC SERVICE-PISTOL, MODEL '1911 RAF CONTRACT', serial no. W102382,
for 1918, with 5in. barrel, blued slide with the makers address and patents to 1913 on the left and 'COLT AUTOMATIC CALIBRE .455' on the right, blued frame with British inspector's marks and stamped 'RAF', grip safe and smooth mainspring housing to back-strap, chequered walnut grips with smooth diamond-shaped panels around the screws, lanyard loop at heel and to the base of the correct magazine marked 'CAL .455 ELEY', much original finish with some speckled surface corrosion

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Estimate £2,000-3,000

S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible


Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.

Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.