Kart Sporting Arms Custom .22 1911 Blue 5″ SA Semi Auto Pistol & Custom 6″ Colt Conversion Unit

SOLD FOR: $2,134.65
LSB#: 
180906KG09

Make: Kart Sporting Arms

Model: Custom .22 1911

Serial Number: 00540-H

Year of Manufacture: Modern

Caliber: .22 Long Rifle

Action Type: Single Action Semi-Automatic Detachable Magazine Fed Pistol

Markings: 

Pistol: The left of the barrel shroud is marked “KART SPORTING ARMS CORP. / RIVERHEAD, N.Y.”. The left of the slide at the rear is marked “22 LR”. The right of the frame is marked with the serial number. The top of the slide is marked “3960”. The magazine floorplate is marked with a Kart logo.

Slide Assembly: This slide assembly was made from a Colt Conversion Unit with markings crossing between the barrel shroud and the slide. The left is marked “CONVERSION / UNIT”, “COLT”, “AUTOMATIC / CAL. 22 L.R.” with a rampant colt. The left-rear of the slide is marked with a Kart logo. The right of the slide is marked “COLT’S PT. F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.”. The right of the sight rib is marked “BO-MAR / PAT.”. The top of the slide is marked “79”.

Barrel Length: 

Pistol: 5″, Recessed Crown

Slide Assembly: 5 1/2″, Recessed Crown

Sights / Optics: 

Pistol: The front sight is a patridge blade screwed to the full-length rib on top of the barrel shroud. The rear sight is a Kart-marked square-notch adjustable for windage and elevation pinned to the rear of the rib. The rib appears to be integral to the barrel shroud.

Slide Assembly: The front sight is a patridge blade integral to a long tail mounted to the front of the full-length, cantilevered Bo-Mar rib. The rear sight is a square-notch adjustable for windage and elevation pinned to the rear of the rib. The rib is screwed to the barrel shroud.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are two-piece checkered wood with silver colored eagle medallions in their center. The grips have light handling wear and few scattered light marks. There are no chips or cracks. The checkering is well-defined. The stock rates in about Very Good overall condition.

Type of Finish: Blued

Finish Originality: 

Pistol: Original

Slide Assembly: Refinished

Bore Condition: The bores are bright with sharp rifling and no erosion.

Overall Condition: 

Pistol: This pistol retains about 80% of its metal finish. The slide and barrel shroud have some scattered light marks. The custom-textured frontstrap, stippled mainspring housing, backstrap and grip safety have handling wear. The screw heads range from sharp to lightly tool marked with strong slots. The pin heads have some finish loss but are unmarred. The markings are clear. Overall, this pistol is in about Very Good condition.

Slide Assembly: This slide assembly retains about 96% of its metal finish. There is light thinning at most edges. There is operational wear on the slide and barrel shroud. There is light wear on the bottom of the front sight where it hangs past the muzzle. There are a few scattered light marks. Overall, this slide assembly is in about Very Good-Fine condition as customized.

Mechanics: The actions function correctly. The trigger is crisp. Neither barrel has any play to its shroud. We did not fire this handgun. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: In addition to the Slide Assembly described, this pistol comes with a single 10-round magazine marked “1” in white paint on each side with light operational wear, a strong spring and intact feed lips, in about Very Good-plus condition.

Our Assessment: This is an interesting little pistol. Kart Sporting Arms made .22 conversion kits for 1911s (and still makes custom match barrels). Unlike the Colt Conversion Units, Kart’s kits would render the barrel “fixed”, not moving when the slide did. This pistol has an installed slide assembly which appears to be one of their later units, marked with their own information, and comes with another slide assembly which appears to be one of their earlier kits, made from a Colt Conversion Unit. With the barrel held in place and the nice target sights, this promises to be a very accurate plinker, especially the converted Colt Unit with its longer barrel and significantly longer sight radius. Please see our photos and good luck!

CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This bolt action pistol CANNOT be transferred as a dealer sale in California but CAN be sold as a Private Party Transfer (PPT) at our Simi Valley shop.

WARNING:

WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm – www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

For more information go to https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov

Kart Sporting Arms Custom .22 1911 Blue 5" SA Semi Auto Pistol & Custom 6" Colt Conversion Unit
Kart Sporting Arms Custom .22 1911 Blue 5″ SA
Semi Auto Pistol & Custom 6″ Colt Conversion Unit