![]() ![]() The dark finish is meant to mock the original Black Army. The new pistol is similar save for the finish. When all contracts were canceled after 1918, the Black Army became something of a rarity.Ī few years ago Colt brought out a World War I pistol that was basically a 1911 with period markings. The finish is darker than the highly polished blue steel Colts originally delivered. The Black Army was the result of a finishing process that was used for speed and economy. The army ordered hundreds of thousands of 1911. The Black Army is simply a late production World War I Colt. Both the original and the Black Army feature small slide windows. ![]() Very similar pistols produced over 90 years apart: Colt’s Black Army (top)Īnd an 1898 Colt. Author: Bob Campbell / Wolfe Publishing Co. ![]()
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