Ultimately called the Colt Sistema, these pistols were manufactured for the Argentine Army, Navy, Air Force, police departments, government bureaus, and for commercial sales.
This example, SN , is from Colt Cal. A previous owner had the frame and slide re-blued by a 3rd party at some point. Includes one magazine note: magazine not stamped with serial number. Current Inventory. Live Auction Link.
With capture papers , shipping note and copy of enlistment papers for a veteran who brought it back from the WWII. All matching and restored to like new condition With strong bore with some darkness in the groves.
With original holster and loading tool Original Magazine with unit markings on the bottom of the magazine. Original finish Excellent clean gun With several small scratches Excellent clean bore All matching numbers. Other Firearms. Slightly off topic, I don't mean to have this attached to this story necessarily, but I wanted to ask you Xavier, after reading a load of articles here regarding the 's, I've become more interested in buying one. I'm not going for the history of the gun, I'm too young to remember them being service pistols, and nobody in my family has military experience.
I just want a good shooter with loads of aftermarket support. I'm sure the appreciation for the gun's history will soon follow. I went to Cabela's today, didn't have time to make it to the lil gun shop before it closed. I had no idea what I was looking for and decided to check back to your blog. I couldn't find anything after searching, have you written or could you recommend a piece regarding how to choose a ?
And I wanted to say I love your blog, read it at least every other day. I found it accidentally while searching for something unrelated and bookmarked it.
I have frequented the page since then. I'm not an RN yet, one year to go but I work in surgery as a nurse extern in Gary Indiana so your words have echoed my thoughts many times. It amazes me that you have the time to do all that you do. Passed on a nicely upgraded recently. Almost did the deal -- then I got a close look at the frame rails. Ah well, have to settle for my Norc Doug, Rearsenaled means the pistolwas sent back to a military arsenal to be rebuilt.
The pistols were almost always refinished after rebuilding. At US arsenals they often had slides and barrels swapped around. In other words, they were no longer in original condition, but were still in the military inventory. Baba, Here is a pic of the latest.
There is a bit of discoloration around the mag release, but no importer's mark. I have one marked Marina de Guerra, I picked up for 4 bills.
It is a green parkerized, serial number dates it around It is all matching and has a lanyard. I really didn't expect too much at the range. It really surprised me, 2" or less group at 15 yards. I passed one up a few weeks ago. I wish I didn't now. It was in better shape that the one i have now. Daniel, I actually wrote a piece just to answer that question.
The ultimate answer is within yourself. Read the article and see what I mean. For a reliable, durable gun with fantastic factory support, I recommend a Springfield Armory.
The GI45 if you want a traditional gun, the Mil-Spec if you are the tinkerer type, or a Loaded if you want to get a gun with gee gaws.
I'm a Colt guy, but without knowing more, it's hard to say whether the Colt you saw was a fair deal. Go here to learn how to check out a used I recently picked up a Sistema with a born on date of approximately Its a decent weapon. It does have an import marking but is all original as far as the numbered parts.
It was 4 bones. The problem, for me, is that I am spoiled by my Kimber Warrior. Its the. And they usually lose. I have gotten rid of a springfield, a glock and a Kimber subcompact and will probably part with this too. The gun runs fine. Its a little stiff but I attribute that to the digital camo poly coating that the guy I bought it from put on it as a finish.
I really have been jonesing for a "Colt". I may be disappointed when I fondle that Colt eventually. Josh Tampa. I've got a buried away in a safe. It was my Dad's, and my grandfather's service weapon before that. Too bad this guy didn't realize what he's selling. Yow, Xavier. That was a terrific history lesson on the Sistema. I, too, heard about the Sistema way too late to buy one, but I'm glad that you bought one at a reasonable price.
Have a happy day. DC Handgun Info. Very nice writeup, I think the only diference you missed between the Sistema and the GI A1 was that the Sistema also has a slightly different hammer wider spur, and I think different checkering. My sistema is one of the mid 90's SOG imports, rearsenaled with a parkerized finish. As is typical, the thumb safety and slide stop were left blued. All matching, including the magazine. I've never even tried using the mag, the fedlips were so bad.
Sistemas in the blue are very rare. The kid's a fool, but you did right by him. What an honest man you are. It was good of you to offer the youngster fair advice, many would not, I guess you are the sort that tells someone when they drop money One thing I eventually learned was to listen when someone tells me I am making a mistake.
It is a shame he did not recognize his father's treasure for what it is.
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