Colt M1911 .45 ACP (1917) (4300)An original First World War U. S. military Colt M1911 pistol, manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut. According to Colt records, this M1911 pistol was manufactured towards the end of 1917, shortly before the transition towards the more easily mass produced 'Black Army' series of M1911 pistols. As such, this is part of the total figure of 487,714 pistols manufactured by Colt during the First World War. The left hand side