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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:45 am 
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My love for building on Colt base guns knows no bounds. While the current production Series 70 Government Models are likely the best base guns Colt has every produced, many of the ‘70’s era guns can present challenges and at times a seemingly limitless amount of hurdles for a custom builder. I’ve always found that when the gun is complete and staring back at you any extra efforts were always worth it, sort of the reward for sticking through the gun.

Then there is the earlier generation of Colts, the “Commercials”, and among those older Colts are some real gems. The kind of gun that makes me smile at just the hint or prospect of building it. For me this is one of those guns... a ’68 Colt Commercial “Slant Groove”, also known as an “AMU Colt Commercial”.

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These particular Colts are kind of an anomaly and there are different stories of how they came to be, no matter the reason they are likely one of the more rare Colt Government Models. Their significance is the factory features/characteristics and how they differ from other Commercial Colts of the era. These guns are traditional round top slides but have the slanted “NM” style cocking serrations. Many folks often confused these Government Models with Gold Cups due to the angled cocking serrations, while others don’t notice at all. This subtle feature set that has always made them a bit cooler in my book. I’ve been fortunate to build other examples of these “AMU” Commercials” over the years with every one of them being a special gun, this one is no different. Enjoy the pictures!

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:17 am 
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Fabulous gun!


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:23 pm 
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Beautiful gun Jason. The early Colt commercial models are the most beautiful in my opinion, and while I don't see many of them, I wasn't aware of that variation till just now.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:08 am 
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Super sweet. Nice way for that gun to wind up!


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:07 am 
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Beautiful work; congrats to the new proud owner....


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:56 pm 
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A nicely built classic, Jason.

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