There you go Adobe, BTW, save your $ 100. bucks, Colt wont tell you much of anything about these guns, put that money to good use, put it toward buying another gun. IP
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by guy sajer:
Yes , Colt did assemble some .45acp guns with 45 Colt barrels . I have one . In the early 1930's with the depression still gripping the country , Colt was trying to make ends meet like everyone else . They took around 2,000 left over M1917 frames and assembled around 900 M1917 Civilian models . These did have barrels marked "Colt Model 1917 .45 Auto. CTGE." . Then they dug around the parts bins and found enough pre-WWI parts to make the rest into , 38-40wcf , 44-40wcf , 45 Colt and a few .45acp utilizing 1917 cylinders and pre-war straight(non-tapered) 45 Colt barrels . All the barrels are straight and have the 1905 patent on the barrel (no 1926). The frames still have the rough "brushed 1917 finish" . These are all in the same serial number range with apparently no other guns involved . I found it interesting that they had all those frames left over and they were never serial numbered until assembled about 1932 .
Do you have one too Adobe Wells ?
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