Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Limited Edition semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Colt Ace Signature Series!
*This example is 1 of only 1000 that was ever produced and sports the Absolutely Breathtaking Gold inlay with the Royal Blue Finish*
*This example is 1 of only 1000 that was ever produced and sports the Absolutely Breathtaking Gold inlay with the Royal Blue Finish*
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Ace (Signature Series)
Serial: SM31927
Date of Manufacture: 1981
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Adjustable micrometer rear
Stock/Grips: Wood grips w/ Colt Custom inlayed medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: The left side of the slide features the image of the Colt factory dome and is marked, "1836 Sam Colt 1981 inside a gold etched banner with floral scroll gold etching flanking both sides and the Colt Custom Shop coat-of-arms to the rear of the slide serrations. The right side of the slide is almost identically marked in gold etching with the exception of the writing inside the banner which reads, "Colt Ace 22 Long Rifle Hartford, Ct." in cursive script.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The 1911 and 1911-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. Yet it could be expensive to train thousands of soldiers to use the 1911 while feeding it .45 ACP, moreso at the outset of WWII when the US Military would see the greatest expansion in its history. The Colt Ace had been introduced in 1931 as a .22 Long Rifle version of their Government Model, but it was dimensionally different and had significantly less recoil than the real thing.
David “Carbine” Williams adapted his floating-chamber design to intentionally increase the recoil of the .22 LR cartridge to the point that it was similar to that of .45 ACP, even allowing the use of the same recoil spring. This became the Service Model Ace and allowed for drastically reduced practice costs when training GIs to use their 1911s. The model was discontinued at the close of WWII, but was reintroduced by Colt in 1977. It was chosen for the Colt Signature Series in 1981 to celebrate the man who gave his name to Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company.
Contents & Condition:
This example will ship with the Colt box and papers and remains in what we believe to be most likely New Old Stock as it shows no evidence of consumer use or handling that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Ace (Signature Series)
Serial: SM31927
Date of Manufacture: 1981
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Adjustable micrometer rear
Stock/Grips: Wood grips w/ Colt Custom inlayed medallions
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: The left side of the slide features the image of the Colt factory dome and is marked, "1836 Sam Colt 1981 inside a gold etched banner with floral scroll gold etching flanking both sides and the Colt Custom Shop coat-of-arms to the rear of the slide serrations. The right side of the slide is almost identically marked in gold etching with the exception of the writing inside the banner which reads, "Colt Ace 22 Long Rifle Hartford, Ct." in cursive script.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The 1911 and 1911-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. Yet it could be expensive to train thousands of soldiers to use the 1911 while feeding it .45 ACP, moreso at the outset of WWII when the US Military would see the greatest expansion in its history. The Colt Ace had been introduced in 1931 as a .22 Long Rifle version of their Government Model, but it was dimensionally different and had significantly less recoil than the real thing.
David “Carbine” Williams adapted his floating-chamber design to intentionally increase the recoil of the .22 LR cartridge to the point that it was similar to that of .45 ACP, even allowing the use of the same recoil spring. This became the Service Model Ace and allowed for drastically reduced practice costs when training GIs to use their 1911s. The model was discontinued at the close of WWII, but was reintroduced by Colt in 1977. It was chosen for the Colt Signature Series in 1981 to celebrate the man who gave his name to Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company.
Contents & Condition:
This example will ship with the Colt box and papers and remains in what we believe to be most likely New Old Stock as it shows no evidence of consumer use or handling that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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