Designed for competition use, the Colt Gold Cup National Match is one of the classic M1911 pistol configurations, but this particular Gold Cup has more of a story behind it than most guns.

For a generation, Colt's Gold Cup set the standard for what a match pistol should be. And then it didn't. Colt Senior Vice President Paul Spitale spent more than $3,000 sending his personal ...

Ah, the Colt 1911 ... and smoothest competitions pistols ever made. Produced since the 1950s, the Gold Cup comes installed with an adjustable trigger, a National Match barrel, and fully adjustable ...