++COLT NONE .45 AUTO

Colt WWI Commemorative Model 1911. 2nd Battle of the Marne manufactured in 1968. The right side of the slide is marked with a banner reading "1917 / WORLD WAR I COMMEMORATIVE / 1967" and "COLT'S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.". The chamber on each pistol is marked "COLT .45 AUTO" and also has a "VP" proof. The right side of each of the frames with the serial number. The left side of the Second Battle of the Marne slide is engraved with a scene involving American soldiers firing at German soldiers across a river and at the rear with the Rampant Colt logo. The Second Battle of the Marne grips are smooth French Holly. The left grip panel on the pistol has a medallion of an American eagle marked "1917*1918 / WORLD WAR". The right grip panel is marked with a medallion of an American soldier, and marked "U.S.A. / THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION" and with the names of our allies. The left grip panel also has a metal plaque marked with the particular battle the pistol commemorates. This gorgeous 1911 pistol commemorates the Second Battle of the Marne operations that signaled the end of a long string of German victories. The Germans had pushed forward and reached the north bank of the Marne River at Chateau-Thierry, a mere 59 miles from Paris, in May 1918. Comes with a display box.