Colt 100th Year Commemorative 1911.

THE COLT CUSTOM Shop has produced this one of a kind 100th year commemorative, serial number 1911COLT001 as a tribute to the adoption of the Model 1911 by the United States Armed Forces. More than 300 hours of Master level engraving and gold relief time went into producing what is truly a work of art. The firearm features authentic ivory grips hand scrimshawed with a bust of Samuel Colt on the left panel and a WWI Doughboy on the right panel. The gun is further decorated with high relief hand inlaid gold symbols of the Colt dome, John Browning’s bust, a Serpentine Colt, and a Rampant Colt positioned between the dates 1911 and 2011. The top of the slide exhibits the text “100 Years of Faithful Service” also hand inlaid in 24 kt. gold and the complete firearm is accented in inlaid gold borders. To further accent the exquisite gold work, the engravers artfully applied hand cut scroll engraving over most of the polished surfaces. To further commemorate this milestone, Colt is donating this fi rearm to the National Rifle Association Foundation. It was auctioned at the 2011 NRA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to support their unending battle for the protection of the right to bear arms.