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THB** Early 1911 Colt Commercial Model Identified to a Cincinnati Captain in the A.E.F.
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LiveOct 30, 2018
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** Early 1911 Colt Commercial Model Identified to a Cincinnati Captain in the A.E.F.
.45ACP caliber, 5" barrel, S/N C8617 (mfg. ca 1914). Blued finish, double-diamond checkered wood grips. Right side of slide marked: COLT AUTOMATIC / CALIBER 45 and right side of frame marked: GOVERNMENT MODEL over the serial number. Left side of frame marked PATENTED APR. 20, 1897, SEPT. 9, 1902 / DEC. 19, 1905 FEB. 14, 1911, AUG. 19, 1913 , and COLT'S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CT. U.S.A. with the Rampant Colt logo at the rear of the slide. The right side of the slide is additionally stamped in individual letters: CAPT. H.C. HEITMEYER US INFANTRY / AEF above the Colt markings and with the initials HcH to the rear of the slide. Long smooth-faced trigger, wide hammer spur, flat mainspring housing. Blued barrel with bright hood, swivel lug marked " J " on left side. Slide marked " S " under firing pin plate and " 2 ". Includes a single two-tone magazine with lanyard loop.
Harry C. Heitmeyer was born April 10, 1885 in Cincinnati, OH and served in Company G of the 2nd Pioneer Infantry during the WWI. He sailed for France from Newport News on the USS Mercury . The 2nd Pioneers were attached to the III Corps in the A.E.F. and as one officer noted: "they did everything the Infantry was too proud to do, and the Engineers too lazy to do." While most pioneers saw little actual combat, the 2nd Pioneers worked under almost constant fire and were involved in combat during the Ainse-Marne offensive during July-August of 1918 and the Meuse-Argonne offensive from September to November of that year. The 2nd Pioneers remained in France for nearly a year after the armistice to assist with the "clean up" of the battle zones. Harry C. Heitmeyer was still listed on the US Army Reserve list as a captain as late as the Vietnam War era and passed away in 1971.Very good. Pistol retains some of the high polish commercial blue finish that these early Colt's are known for. There is some flaked loss and thinning, primarily on the slide from holster wear. Hammer, trigger and thumb safety all retain some nice niter blue. Mechanically functional, very good bore. Grips with wear, particularly align the bottom edges with some loss of sharpness to the checkering. Over all a nice, solid example of an early commercial 1911 with a very cool period identification to First World War soldier from Cincinnati.Condition
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