Description
Some guns stop you in your tracks before you even pick them up. This Colt Government Model MKIV Series 70 is one of those. Built in 1981 and steeped in the unmistakable lineage of the 1911, it’s not just another Colt, it’s a piece of living art.
The entire pistol is hand-engraved, every scroll and flourish cut with purpose and patience. The designs sweep across the slide and frame like they were meant to be there all along. Then the gold inlay comes into play, subtle where it should be, bold where it counts, catching light in a way that turns metal into sculpture. You can feel the hours of work behind every line.
And then there are the grips. Smooth, genuine ivory that feels warm in the hand, softening the steel’s seriousness with a touch of old-world grace. It’s the kind of pairing that just makes sense, classic materials meeting timeless design.
The pistol rests inside a custom Wood Art Creation (W.A.C.) presentation case, built as beautifully as the firearm itself. It’s more than storage, it’s a stage. The grain of the wood, the fitted interior, everything about it feels intentional. You could set it out in a study, a showroom, or a collector’s vault, and it would look perfectly at home.
This isn’t a gun you buy to shoot every weekend. It’s something you keep, admire, maybe take out now and then just to remind yourself what craftsmanship used to mean. For Colt collectors and 1911 purists alike, this engraved Series 70 is about as close to perfection as you’ll ever get.
