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Extremely Desirable Well Documented Richard Heinie’s Personal Full House Package Upgraded Colt MK IV Series 80 Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol as Used in Miami Vice and Seen on the Cover of the March/April 1986 Issue of American Handgunner Magazine - Serial no. SS05282, 45 ACP cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., stainless finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in 1984, this Colt MK IV Series 80 Government Model pistol became the “B” package prototype for Richard Heinie’s famed competition pistols. This package was one of Heinie’s two “Full House” packages which took the standard Colt Government Models and fine tuned it to dominate IPSC matches. To achieve this on the “B” package, the slide is shortened to allow for a compensator to be added. This gives the pistol the sight radius of a 6 inch slide preferred by many competition shooters while reducing felt recoil. Along with the standard Colt roll marks, the pistol has been stamped “R. Heinie” below the serial number, and “RH136” behind the Swenson ambidextrous safety. An included letter from the consignor states that the original rear sight was replaced with the current Bomar sight by Heinie. This pistol can be seen in action on the cover of the March/ April 1986 issue of American Handgunner magazine, a Richard Heinie autographed copy of which is included
with the pistol. In the article the author states that this very pistol was the personal firearm of Heinie, and as such included all the bells and whistles one would want in a custom gun. This magnificent pistol made its way onto television screens across the United States on September 26, 1986 during prime time in the hands of Liam Neeson and Walter Gotell in the first episode of Miami Vice’s third season. Included with this piece of custom 1911 history is the aforementioned American Handgunner magazine with this pistol as the cover story, a letter from Richard Heinie to the subsequent owner about the cover story, a January 25, 1987 Peoria Journal Star newspaper article about Heinie,
a copy of the January/February 1992 issue of American Handgunner with Heinie as the cover story, a hard case, and Miami Vice Season Three on DVD.
CONDITION: Very fine, showing a lifetime of well cared for use with minor handling marks and some discoloration on the compensator and in the slide serrations, crisp frame, triggerguard, and mainspring housing serrations. Grips
are excellent with a few minor handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. This is your chance to own a piece of Miami Vice history, and an iconic custom 1911 owned by Richard Heinie himself!
Estimate: 9,000 - 14,000
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