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Lot 27417:
Ejercito 1927 11.25mm
"There were only 10,000 of these pistols made by Colt for the Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino) under contract in 1927. The pistol is basically a ‘1911A1’ (post 1924) configuration and featured a World War I style (Pre-A1 version) wide spur hammer withcheckering, short checkered trigger and a checkered (arched) mainspring housing with lanyard loop. All of these Colts had a deep blue finish. Production is said to have begun in July, 1927 and ended in February, 1928. After the initial 10,000 units were produced, the Argentine government purchased a license to build the ‘Model 1927’ pistol in Argentina under the markings ‘FMAP’ which stood for ‘Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles’ (Argentine Military Small Arms Factory) and these guns began with serial #24,000 through 112,494. These guns are of questionable quality, fit and finish. Most of these FMAP pistol exhibit horrific wear due to poor quality steel and heat treating. Most pistols having been refinished at least once with gray parkerizing instead of the original blue. Overall very good condition with a shiny bore."
Condition: Very Good
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