RayTheGreat
Member
Hello everyone,
after much deliberation I purchased a new boom-stick. I'm very happy with it and I got it at a reasonable price. It has a lot of character and is my new baby.
For those who don't know already, it's an Argentine Sistema made in Fabricaciones Militares (Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares (DGFM)), a state-owned and run arms manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sistema Colts are direct copies of Colt Government Models; they were made on Colt machinery under supervision from Colt employees, made entirely out of the finest Swedish and British forged steel available .
They differed from Hartford Colts only in five areas; the hammer spur was sharper as was the grip safety, the mainspring housing checkering was indented instead of raised, the bluing was cruder, and the rollmarks were obviously different. But aside from those differences, a Colt Sistema is the closest thing you can get to a genuine Government Model apart from the real McCoy.
The bluing is a bit worn on this one, and it has scratches (including the infamous idiot marks) but it has a lot of character and I'm fond of it. It is one of 5,000 Sistemas that were made in 1959, this one for the Argentine Coast Guard. It was sold as surplus to Germany (it has German proof marks) before it was bought by the importer and sold to me.
Apart from the left grip panel and magazine, it is all matching and overall in good condition (the bore is excellent). I did a detail strip (minus the mainspring housing) and was impressed by the level of quality in the parts and build. Its rare to see a milled steel trigger these days!
If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Note the differences in the grips, the one on the right is the original panel.
Again, the right-side panel is the factory grip. Note the crude construction and hollow back. Also, note the imprint of the frame cut-outs on the replacement solid-back panel.
(Note: a big thanks to the folks at 1911forum.com for educating me in the history of my firearm. Please correct me if it is inappropriate to mention another forum on this one, but practically everything I know about the Sistema Colts I learned from the awesome people over there, so it seemed improper to not give them credit where it is due.)
Thanks everyone, and I hope you enjoyed this post, I felt like sharing my new baby.
Yours truly,
Ray
after much deliberation I purchased a new boom-stick. I'm very happy with it and I got it at a reasonable price. It has a lot of character and is my new baby.
For those who don't know already, it's an Argentine Sistema made in Fabricaciones Militares (Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares (DGFM)), a state-owned and run arms manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sistema Colts are direct copies of Colt Government Models; they were made on Colt machinery under supervision from Colt employees, made entirely out of the finest Swedish and British forged steel available .
They differed from Hartford Colts only in five areas; the hammer spur was sharper as was the grip safety, the mainspring housing checkering was indented instead of raised, the bluing was cruder, and the rollmarks were obviously different. But aside from those differences, a Colt Sistema is the closest thing you can get to a genuine Government Model apart from the real McCoy.
The bluing is a bit worn on this one, and it has scratches (including the infamous idiot marks) but it has a lot of character and I'm fond of it. It is one of 5,000 Sistemas that were made in 1959, this one for the Argentine Coast Guard. It was sold as surplus to Germany (it has German proof marks) before it was bought by the importer and sold to me.
Apart from the left grip panel and magazine, it is all matching and overall in good condition (the bore is excellent). I did a detail strip (minus the mainspring housing) and was impressed by the level of quality in the parts and build. Its rare to see a milled steel trigger these days!
If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer them. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Note the differences in the grips, the one on the right is the original panel.
Again, the right-side panel is the factory grip. Note the crude construction and hollow back. Also, note the imprint of the frame cut-outs on the replacement solid-back panel.
(Note: a big thanks to the folks at 1911forum.com for educating me in the history of my firearm. Please correct me if it is inappropriate to mention another forum on this one, but practically everything I know about the Sistema Colts I learned from the awesome people over there, so it seemed improper to not give them credit where it is due.)
Thanks everyone, and I hope you enjoyed this post, I felt like sharing my new baby.
Yours truly,
Ray
