A Colt Gold Cup from the Series 80 production, made in 1994 and chambered in .45 ACP with a 5-inch barrel. Serial FN06845E. This is the full-size target version of the Colt pistol, finished in blue and fitted with Colt rubber grips. The supplier notes some carry wear and grades the pistol very good overall.

Gold Cups are bought for bullseye and precision work, and a full-size .45 with a 5-inch barrel is at home on the target line where that discipline is shot. The carry wear tells you this one has been used as a sidearm as well as a target gun, so it is a shooter-grade Colt rather than a safe queen. A rubber-gripped, blued Gold Cup from the mid-1990s also fills a gap in a Colt collection that tracks the Series 80 years.

Key features

• Colt Gold Cup Series 80, .45 ACP, made 1994
• 5-inch barrel, full-size target pistol
• Blue finish, Colt rubber grips
• Used, some carry wear, very good

This pistol ships to the licensed FFL dealer you choose at checkout, where you fill out Form 4473 and pass the background check.