100th Anniversary Colt 1911 One of SHOT Show Auction Guns

A specially engraved Colt 1911 celebrating the 100th anniversary of the sidearm and featuring the Serial Number 1911COLT2011 is being featured as the SHOT Show 2011 auction gun, according to the SHOT Show's blog .

The auction, which is hosted at GunBroker.com , is open for bidding and will close at 1 p.m. on Jan. 21. The current high bid (Dec. 29) for the gun that will only be produced as a single firearm is more than $70,000.

Also, a special auction of two Browning firearms, including a new Model 1911-22 with Serial Number 1911 and a new model Browning that will be announced on GunBroker.com on Jan. 1, will also be featured as SHOT Show auction guns.