Connecticut State Library Collection An early factory cutaway Colt Model N serial number 86222.
Blue finish with the
second style slide markings and a standard 1923 vintage checkered walnut
grip. The right side has been cutaway to expose the internal workings of
the pistol.
Connecticut State Library Collection
Slide and Frame are each numbered "3" with number "14" stamped on the
trigger guard on the right side. There are two threaded screw holes in
the right side of the frame (at the opening of the magazine well and above
the trigger) that were used to attach the gun to a Colt Factory display
board.
In examining a Colt factory display board, it is noted that the arms were
all cut away on the back to fit flush against the fabric backing.
Barrels were further cut away to avoid potential problems with crossing
borders. Factory ledgers occasionally state that these cut away
pistols are "condemned" meaning that they were rendered inoperable. |
