Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this superb semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction...this is the COLT COMBAT COMMANDER chambered in .45 Auto!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Combat Commander
Serial: XE10009
Caliber: .45 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4.25"
Optics/Sights: Novak Fixed
Stock/Grips: G10 Checkered Black Cherry
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Commander is a single-action, semi-auto, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Browning–designed M1911. It was the first mass-produced American pistol with an aluminium alloy frame and the first Colt pistol to be chambered in 9mm Parabellum.
Colt made several variations of the Commander and offered it in .45 ACP and .38 Super chamberings. Other variants followed with different degrees of factory accurizing and materials. The pistol that would eventually be named the Colt Commander was Colt's candidate in a U.S. government post–WWII trial to find a lighter replacement for the M1911 Pistol that would be issued to officers. Requirements were issued in 1949 that the pistol had to be chambered for 9 mm Parabellum and could not exceed 7 inches in length or weigh more than 25 ounces.
Candidates included Browning Hi Power variants by Canada's Inglis and Belgium's Fabrique Nationale, and Smith & Wesson's Model 39. Colt entered a modified version of their M1911 Pistol that was chambered for 9 mm Parabellum, had an aluminum alloy frame, a short 4.25-inch barrel, and a 9-round magazine. In 1950, Colt moved their candidate into regular production. It was the first aluminum-framed large-frame pistol in major production and the first Colt pistol to be originally chambered in 9 mm Parabellum. The first year's production included .45 ACP and .38 Super chamberings. In 1970, Colt introduced the all-steel "Colt Combat Commander", with an optional model in satin nickel. To differentiate between the two models, the aluminum-framed model was renamed the "Lightweight Commander."
The .45 ACP "Colt Commander Gold Cup" was designed to offer competition-ready out-of-the-box performance in National Match competition. It came with one 8-round magazine plus a separate recoil spring and one 7-round magazine for wadcutter ammunition. The "Colt Combat Elite" was specialized for combat-style match shooters. The .45 ACP model comes with two 8-round magazines and the .38 Super model with two 9-round magazines. The "C.C.O." or "Concealed Carry Officer's" pistol mated the slide and barrel assembly of the stainless-steel Commander with the shorter frame of the blued Lightweight Officer's ACP.
Contents:
This classic Colt will ship with the factory-labeled box and all contents shown in the many photographs provided above! The condition is what we believe to be New Old Stock, showing 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: Combat Commander
Serial: XE10009
Caliber: .45 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4.25"
Optics/Sights: Novak Fixed
Stock/Grips: G10 Checkered Black Cherry
Action: Single-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Commander is a single-action, semi-auto, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Browning–designed M1911. It was the first mass-produced American pistol with an aluminium alloy frame and the first Colt pistol to be chambered in 9mm Parabellum.
Colt made several variations of the Commander and offered it in .45 ACP and .38 Super chamberings. Other variants followed with different degrees of factory accurizing and materials. The pistol that would eventually be named the Colt Commander was Colt's candidate in a U.S. government post–WWII trial to find a lighter replacement for the M1911 Pistol that would be issued to officers. Requirements were issued in 1949 that the pistol had to be chambered for 9 mm Parabellum and could not exceed 7 inches in length or weigh more than 25 ounces.
Candidates included Browning Hi Power variants by Canada's Inglis and Belgium's Fabrique Nationale, and Smith & Wesson's Model 39. Colt entered a modified version of their M1911 Pistol that was chambered for 9 mm Parabellum, had an aluminum alloy frame, a short 4.25-inch barrel, and a 9-round magazine. In 1950, Colt moved their candidate into regular production. It was the first aluminum-framed large-frame pistol in major production and the first Colt pistol to be originally chambered in 9 mm Parabellum. The first year's production included .45 ACP and .38 Super chamberings. In 1970, Colt introduced the all-steel "Colt Combat Commander", with an optional model in satin nickel. To differentiate between the two models, the aluminum-framed model was renamed the "Lightweight Commander."
The .45 ACP "Colt Commander Gold Cup" was designed to offer competition-ready out-of-the-box performance in National Match competition. It came with one 8-round magazine plus a separate recoil spring and one 7-round magazine for wadcutter ammunition. The "Colt Combat Elite" was specialized for combat-style match shooters. The .45 ACP model comes with two 8-round magazines and the .38 Super model with two 9-round magazines. The "C.C.O." or "Concealed Carry Officer's" pistol mated the slide and barrel assembly of the stainless-steel Commander with the shorter frame of the blued Lightweight Officer's ACP.
Contents:
This classic Colt will ship with the factory-labeled box and all contents shown in the many photographs provided above! The condition is what we believe to be New Old Stock, showing 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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