Colt Combat Commander

[K-Man]

Questions about Colt Combat Commander

Picked this up at a gun shop the other day and am trying to find out what I can about it. Obviously modifications have been done - grip safety changed, grip shortened, barrel/slide shortened, sight path grooved, grooving on either side of the slide. It has the letters, "T" and "S" on either side of the trigger guard, below the frame. I called Colt and based on the serial number they told me it was a 70s series and was manufactured in 1983.

Has anyone seen work like this done on a similar gun? Does anyone recognize the letters, T and S? (I'm assuming that's the person who did the mods.)

Have not had an opportunity to get it to the range yet to see how it really shoots. Thanks in advance for any info that can be provided.

 

[kikilee]

Sorry I can't help you with any info. I must say though it is very cool looking. I hope it shoots well for you, please give us a range report. Also hope you got a deal.

 

[popeye]

Lightened up the pic to get a better view. I thought you "resized" pic. BUT slide stop and safety look proportional. WOW! Does this gun have a bushingless barrel? Whoever did the work was an expert. I've never seen anything like it,

 

[saddlebum]

terry tussey did some work on an oacp for me that looked alot like that. sb

 

[GaryP]

It looks more like an Officer's model from my end!

 

[K-Man]

Thanks for the responses so far. Here's some more views:







I'm hoping to get it out to the range tomorrow.

 

[popeye]

So it is in fact "cone, bushingless barrel" which is probably 4". The grip frame cut to a point where lower eschutsions are gone so maybe pins installed and grips relieved to accept said pins to locate lower end of grips?

 

[Skyviking]

Paris Theodore of Seventrees made some chopped and channeled 1911s before he moved on to the S&W M-39. Remember the ASP?

 

[K-Man]

Popeye,

The grip panels have been shortened and the lower screw hole filled with a hardened substance - not quite sure what it is. In turn, the inside of the grip has the same substance added as a fill/balance on the lower part of the grip. Then it has the one screw holding it in place. The medallion on the grip is actually the NRA symbol.

 

[stans]

Paris Theodore of Seventrees made some chopped and channeled 1911s before he moved on to the S&W M-39. Remember the ASP?

That's where I have seen pistols chopped and channeled in this style!!!! I knew it looked familiar and I didn't think it was a Devel.

These pistols are a real blast from the past.

 

[BluesBear]

I believe that just might be a Seventrees conversion.

How do you like the Guttersnipe sight system?

 

[K-Man]

It's pretty cool - especially with the raised "rail" on the forward part of the slide.

Based on the comments here that it might be a Seventree's conversion, I emailed a person on Pistolsmith who knows Paris Theodore to see if it is his work. The initials of T and S would then fall into place, T = Theodore, S = Seventree. I've learned that he was known to do somewhat radical work, thus the removal of the grip safety. When I talked with the folks at Colt, and I mentioned that it was without a grip safety, the poor lady was nearly adamant that I needed to get a grip safety back on there. While being appreciative of her concern, I like it just the way it is.

Hopefully I can learn more soon. Thanks to all who have responded.