A Look at the Colt Mk. IV Series 70

Colt’s Custom Shop Mk. IV Series 70 in stainless

This week we’re taking a break from travel and photography and concentrating on another of my varied areas of interest — firearms. We’ll begin with a rather rare bird, a new Colt Mk. IV Series 70. The example you see here is in stainless steel.

But first a history lesson on the Colt “Government Model” M1911 Series 70 versus the Series 80, and the controversy surrounding the latter.

Colt’s Custom Shop Mk. IV Series 70 in stainless

The Mk. IV Ser...