Overall condition as pictured, looks to be all Colt, however we do not have orginal specifcation sheets from nearly 100 years ago, there is the possbilty of replacement parts. Wear and tear is shown in the pictures, scracthes, dings, dents, chips on grips, pits, major finish loss, and other issues of a used retired police pistol. Overall a rare and collectable pistol that was actually reimported, import marked, back to the USA after all these years. No additional information or pictures are available for this pistol.

 

90 plus years ago, in 1933 the Argentine government ordered and Colt manufacted at their Hartford Connectt U.S.A. plant a production run of 5,320 45 auto pistols. This is one of the pistols, that were to be supplied to the country of Argentine for their Buenos Aires Police Department, designated as the Policia de la Capital pistols. The initial order that year was placed through a private arms dealer. These pre-war Colts are distinguished by their exceptional craftsmanship, blued finish, and commercial markings, bearing serial numbers from C165000 to C171000. The slides are inscribed with Colt markings in conjunction with “POLICIA DE LA CAPITAL” and/or “POLICIA FEDERAL.”


Argentine would later be licensed by COLT to manufacture Colt 1911s known as and with differnet slide markings call Sistema Colts in their home country of Argentine and also manufacture 1911 type variants like the Ballester 45.


More historical infomation; Colt manufactured 1911 45 automatic was set as the standard firearm for the Argentina Military starting in 1914, this Colt 1911 marked “Policía Federal” is a specialized variant of the iconic pistol produced for the Argentine police, which was initially known as Policía de la Capital before being renamed Policía Federal. Manufactured by Colt for the Argentine government, often during the 1930 and beyond, these firearms are distinguished by their unique markings and specific serial number ranges. The “Policía Federal” stamp signifies that the pistol was built for the nation’s federal police force, with production runs typically falling within the C165000 to C171000 serial range.


 


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