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Winning Bid US $505 First bid $150 Quantity 1 # of bids 4 Time left Auction has ended   Started 2024-08-05 00:00:00 Ended 2024-12-05 17:00:00

D.G.F.M.-(F.M.A.P.), Model: M1927 Commercial Model, Cal: 11.25mm (.45 ACP), MFG: 1959, S/N: 101657, Semi-auto pistol, 5'' barrel.

HISTORY: In 1914, The Argentine military adopted the Colt M1911 as their standard military sidearm and contracted with Colt to supply the pistols, about 2000 of these pistols would be delivered between 1914 & 1919. in 1923 the Argentina government passed a armaments bill that would eliminate Argentine dependency on foreign arms, with that the Argentine Congress authorized appropriations for a military modernization program and prepared the infrastructure for a domestic arms industry, they would establish a Aircraft factory in 1927, a munitions factory in 1933, a steel mill in 1934, & a small arms factory in 1936, all of them would be managed by Argentine army officers. In 1927 the government would negotiate a contract from colt for 10,000 pistols that were specially marked & in their own S/N range. They would also acquire all the tooling, machines, drawings, & plans to produce their own pistols from colt, as well as the licensing. The 10,000 pistols from colt would arrive between 1927 & 1933. Production of the Sistema Colts began in 1927, and 14,000 were produced by 1942. in 1945, a new factory was finished (FMAP) & would produce just under 90,000 pistols to 1966. these pistols are identical to 1911A1 pistols produced by Colt, with parts being totally interchangeable from colt production. They were made using top quality steel & are just as strong & reliable as the Colts. They were used be the military & government until the 1990's when they were replaced by the Browning high power. When these pistols were surplused they were re-arsenaled & sold to the US market.

CONDITION: the checkered, plastic grips are very good with light scuffs. The metal would have originally been a blued finish, this finish is gone & it was buffed & parkerized after it was imported into the states. The parkerized metal finish rates 90% with spots of rust speckling. The left side of the slide is marked ''D.G.F.M.-(F.M.A.P.)''. The right side of the slide is marked ''SIST. COLT CAL. 11.25 MM MOD 1927'', the S/N, & import markings. The right side of the frame is marked with the S/N. the left side of the frame, behind the mag release button there are faded import marks. The top of the barrel & the slide is marked with the S/N. the bore is very good, its bright with spots of roughness. The slide holds a wide blade front sight with a U-notch rear sight. Pistol comes with one mag. FFL or C&R Req. - Value: 300 to 600

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D.G.F.M.-(F.M.A.P.), Model: M1927 Commercial Model, Cal: 11.25mm... Item # 4730 This auction is over. No new bids can be placed. Price: US $505

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