*SOLD* 1959 Colt National Match .45 ACP Blue 5" *PRE-70 SERIES GOLD CUP MODEL*
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Born as an expensive gun in the depths of the Great Depression, the finely crafted National Match sold better than expected but was never destined to be a mass-market success. The addition of the Super Match, a .38 Super with the same treatment, differing only in markings, caliber, and cartridge capacity, did little to change the inevitable. When production ceased with the outbreak of WWII, the epoch of the Colt National Match had come to an end. While Mullin notes that a few were assembled from leftover parts after the war’s conclusion, the company chose not to make it a catalog item. However, the concept was resurrected in 1957 with the Gold Cup. The first runs were marked only “National Match” on the slide, and later “National Match Gold Cup,” and finally just “Gold Cup.” Colt’s Gold Cup National Match 1911s have been a benchmark standard of quality for decades.
- Manufacturer: Colt
- Model: Gold Cup National Match
- Serial: 4948-NM
- Date of Manufacture: 1959
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Finish: Blue
- Barrel Length: 5" National Match Barrel
- Optics/Sights: Full-length Bo-Mar Rib with Blade Front Sight and Adjustable Square Notch Rear Sight
- Stock/Grips: Fully Checkered Walnut Grips with Gold Colt Medallions
- Action: Semi-Automatic
- Markings: Standard
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