Description
This is not your average Colt 1911. In fact it is hardly a Colt at all, after Nighthawk completely rebuilt this 1911. Where do you want to start? Every piece and surface has been completely refit and refinished. The pistol has been dehorned, recrowned, accurized, the sights replaced, and in a distressed finish. There is literally too much to briefly list of what all you can look forward to when you bring it home to add to your collection.
The Nighthawk Custom Colt Series 70 offers several functional and aesthetic upgrades to a timeless classic. We have taken the Colt 1911 Classic model and given it an overhaul. An all-new trigger system has been installed with a match grade, solid short trigger, fully machined disconnector, sear, hammer strut, and pin. The rear sight has been replaced with a fully machined retro sight while the front sight features a Nighthawk Custom 14k gold bead. The Colt Series 70 has been outfitted with a retro hammer, Nighthawk Custom beavertail grip safety, mainspring housing, and match barrel bushing. Upgrades such as an ultra hi-cut trigger guard, matching vertical serrations on the front strap and mainspring housing, French border on the slide, and Nighthawk Custom engraved on the dust cover, take an already beautiful firearm to the next level. While not offering a slide-to-frame fit, Nighthawk Custom has upgraded the performance of the Colt Series 70 with a full reliability enhancement and action tune. The performance upgrade began with the flattening and polishing of the breech face. The feed ramp was then machined to the proper dimension before being polished. The barrel was throated and polished while the chamber was reamed and polished. The Colt extractor was polished and tuned before both the Colt ejector and slide stop were adjusted and tuned. The Colt mag release was also tuned and polished for smoother function. A new Nighthawk Custom 17 lb. recoil spring was added, as was a Nighthawk Custom extra power firing pin spring. The mainspring was replaced by a Nighthawk Custom 19 lb. mainspring to complete the action tune. After hand-beveling the edges of the slide, the Colt Series 70 received a custom Smoked Nitride finish to make this pistol a functional work of art.
FEATURES
Finish: Smoked Nitride
Government size frame and 5″ barrel
Fully machined retro rear sight
Solid gold bead front sight
Full reliability enhancement and action tune
Fully Machined disconnector, sear, hammer strut, pin
Fit and blended NH beavertail grip safety
NH flat mainspring housing with vertical serrations
NH match grade barrel bushing
Fully machined retro hammer
French border
Nighthawk Custom engraved in script on dust cover
Vertical serrations on front strap and mainspring housing
Crowned barrel flush with bushing
NH match grade, solid short trigger
Nighthawk Custom engraved in script on dust cover
Completely dehorned for comfortable carry
Ultra hi-cut front strap
SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME SIZE
NO
CALIBER
.45 ACP
LIGHT RAIL
NO RAIL
SAFETY
SINGLE
HEIGHT
5.4″
OVERALL LENGTH
8.75″
PISTOL WIDTH
1.35″
SLIDE WIDTH
0.92″
GRIP THICKNESS
REGULAR
WEIGHT EMPTY
39.0 OZ
SIGHT RADIUS
6.1″
BARREL LENGTH
5″
MAGAZINE CAPACITY
7
REAR SIGHT
RETRO SIGHT
FRONT SIGHT
GOLD BEAD
FINISH
SMOKED NITRIDE
FIRING PIN SIZE
.45 ACP
FIRING PIN MATERIAL
STAINLESS STEEL
