Here is my old Sistema...
 

Well I have this old pistol. Numbers all match and I love it. It shoots great too. I don't know much about it but I wish I knew the story of what it may or may not have been through.


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cool!! I've never heard of a sistema before, did Colt make it for Argentina?

Here is some history and a great read.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=68064

Gotta love old pistols

thanks for the link!

Yes for sure. mine is dated from '52
You're welcome. A lot easier than me trying to explain it lol.

Very nice Douglas!!:)

I bought one many years back from a buddies sporting goods shop, paid $150.00 for it but sold it a couple of years later. I have a picture of it in my records but it did not photograph too well from the picture. The serial number on it is 73735 and mine did not have any import marks on it.

I should have bought a few at that price, even back then!!!

Here is a post from the big forum about my pistol.

Modelo1927 Member

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 167

Sistema Colt pistol serial number 76666 was made for the Argentinean Army. The Argentinean Army had this pistol in service for sometime and afterwards it was transfered to the Province of Cordoba police. The Cordoba province police issued this pistol and after an unknown period of time declared this pistol surplus and was sold us such. Finally it was imported and sold in the USA.

All them sixes could be bad juju, Dougie...better send that pistol to me...:D

Lol ok.

Reckon any of the plastic pistols will last this long? :D I seriously doubt it. I won't be around that long though... (not to be picking on plastic pistols, I own 3 :rolleyes:)

I guess someone, somewhere, must own a 1911 produced in 1911 that still works and shoots just fine.

I got to handle a 1911 back in April that was made in 1918, I didn't get to shoot it but I watched the owner run 3 or 4 mags through it without a flaw.

here's a pic of it, it's the one on the table wrapped in it's original lanyard.

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That's what my wife said too! Not sure she was talkin about guns though?

That table and bench is full of some mighty fine shootin' irons.

yep! I wish they were all mine but just the single six and security six at the very top are mine.