Colt Commercial Two-Tone

General Firearms Handguns - 1911
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On this pistol I got to combine a couple of my favorite things… a classic Colt Commercial Government Model and a traditional two-tone finish.

I’ve always liked the traditional styling that a two-tone gun provides and to me it is almost always the obvious choice when building a Commercial Colt of this era.

This gun was also a gratifying collaboration between the owner and I… he had certain needs and requirements for the build and he let me temper them with ideas for parts or certain modifications. I started with a weld-up frame and slide fit and added a Kart barrel fit to an EGW NM barrel bushing that was finished in hard chrome to match the frame. The slide top was flattened and serrated and fit with a modified Heinie rear sight and our Gold Line front sight. The frame got an EGW grip safety swinging on a Wilson Combat Bulletproof ambi-safety and the front strap was hand-checkered at 20lpi as was the S&A mag-well and extended and angled magazine release. I shortened the slide stop pin and chamfered the pinhole and serrated the rear of the slide to match the rear sight. The slide is finished in traditional polished bluing and the frame is finished in the aforementioned hard chrome and fit with stocks from my pal John Van Zyck at VZ Grips. Enjoy the pics!

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All I can say is that is amazing. The 1911 is my favorite pistol by far, my lack of ability to replqce parts caused me to get rid of my last one a few months ago. I really regret it and think I need to take an armorers course for the 1911. So I can loose the tupperware.

Once agaain that is amazing work.

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That’s a classically themed carry gun alright…first glance of the first pic had me thinking you did vertical french on the front of the slide. Cool gun

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Awesome piece.

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I have always liked the 2 tone 1911’s. That is awesome. Thanks for posting the pics.

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Beautiful work

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Two words come to mind as I look at the pictures of your beautiful 1911 and that is jealousy and envy.
It’s a much nicer version of my old Colt Combat Elite.

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I agree! I used to have one of those, but Mr Burton’s work puts this one on a higher plane.

Very nice, and thanks for sharing the pics with us. I really appreciate all the great 1911 craftsmen we get here.

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This, but it was my fathers. Miss that 1911.