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Colt 38 AMU Semi-Auto Pistol

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:850.00 CAD Estimated At:NA
Colt 38 AMU Semi-Auto Pistol
serial #8023, 38 Special Wadcutter, 5” Colt barrel with an excellent bore. This lovely pistol is a custom U.S. Model 1911 by Colt fitted with one of the Colt 38 AMU conversion kits manufactured for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Training Unit. A 1963 study by the A.M.U. determined they had to tighten accuracy requirements, improve barrel quality, and chamber their guns to 38 Special Wadcutter which offered greater quantities of quality, consistent match ammunition that they could not get with the limited runs of 38 AMU ammunition. This pistol, like so many of the military assembled kits, was converted from 38 AMU to 38 Special Wadcutter. The pistol is finely crafted and retains about 99% beautifully restored blue showing slight edge wear and few insignificant handling marks. The fully checkered walnut grips rate excellent. This gun features a long sloping serrated Patridge front sight, Triangle-HEG adjustable rear sight, stippled front strap, later-style serrated flat mainspring housing, accuracy job, trigger job, long trigger with overtravel stop, and the original inspector mark remains strong. The left side of the slide is marked “COLT - .38 AMU / AUTOMATIC” while this first variation barrel has “COLT .38 AMU” on the chamber. This fine pistol includes the book “U.S. Military Match and Marksmanship Automatic Pistols” by Bill Jenkins. The book remains in excellent condition. This is a fine example of a beautifully crafted Mid-Range Match pistol. (8B11616-6) {C&R} (1200/1800)
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