It’s now been just over a year since I built what could be described as a special
Colt NM Government Model. That particular pistol was special for many reasons; the base gun, the customer, the scope of the project, and also one could certainly say the overall classic simplicity of the build. Since finishing the aforementioned gun I have built one more pistol that follows the same theme and taken order for others. So when the Colt Commercial Government Model seen here came into my life I knew just what I wanted this gun to be...
classic.
Since this gun was basically following an already established theme many of the parts and modifications were already well laid out. In addition to the standard reliability work and modifications the gun got a weld-up frame and slide fit, Kart barrel, EGW bushing, and the slide was left as a round-top and fit with a black serrated front sight and re-contoured Heinie Slant-Pro rear sight. All the lines on the frame and the slide were straightened and addressed, the front strap and mainspring housing were both hand-checkered at 30lpi, and the frame was fit with a heavily modified EGW machined grip safety that swings on one of my “BM” styled thumb safeties. This thumb safety mimics the overall look of a standard Colt safety while being slightly larger and more useable for most shooters. The ignition sets keeps the classic theme by way of the Colt Commander style hammer set up with a medium length solid trigger. The rear of the slide was serrated to match the rear sight and up front the slide was machined for ball-cuts. After a hand-filed de-horn the gun was finished in polished blue and fit with a set of custom maple stocks from our pal John VanZyck at VZ Grips.
Enjoy the pictures!
Register
Login
FAQ
