Kimber Classic Royal 1911 Series 1

Sayoc01 · Nov 28, 2017

Got this yrs.ago from a friend,like new in the box.He fired one mag thru it & put it away.I got it,for a good price,fired one mag thru it...best 1911 I ever fired...I'm 74 & have owned & shot a # of guns in my time.This gun was made in Yonkers NY sometime in the 90's ...# on her is K013309! I've been thinking about getting a Brown or a Les B.Remembered this Kimber....don't need a Brown or a Les B. Yrs.ago I turned down$1,600! Anybody else have one??Ballpark figure on present day worth?No,she is NOT for sale!
Jim

gnystrom · Nov 28, 2017

I can't help you with the price but my Kimber 3" CDPII will feed anything I load and I find it to shoot as accurately as my Ed Brown Cobra Karry.
I sold the Brown and kept the Kimber.

stykshooter · Nov 28, 2017

I had the very same pistol... Classic Royal. I used it on the range as my range gun for years doing demonstrations and shooting it on a weekly/monthly basis. I bought it in the late 90's and am sure I put over 10,000 rounds through it. Still shot great but after almost 20 years of riding in a yaqui slide, it wasn't the prettiest. I have several Kimbers in my safe and just recently sold this one to a friend for $500.00. Didn't really want to sell it but after he shot it he had to have it... he liked the character it had!

With a 200 grain cast SW and 5.5 grains of WW 231, it will still keep a magazine full in the bottom of a drink can at 25 yards. Only thing I ever did to it was replace the trigger and I replaced the recoil spring several times.

Laketime · Nov 28, 2017

I have an early Yonkers pre series II Classic Royal NIB.The pre series II line up is what started the whole upgraded factory 1911's that everyone is enjoying these days.Any series I is a much sought after item for Kimber collectors.I am almost hesitant to post what I have turned down for a 99% NIB Royal,but it is north of your offer.Now common sense will tell you that this puts it in les Baer pricing territory,but it is what it is.I would predict that an early Kimber with the box and paper work and tools will be selling for crazy money in the next 20 yrs or s

thers may disagree,time will tell.

Fishinfool · Nov 28, 2017

Almost bought one when they first came out, but couldn't afford the extra $$ at the time. Beautifully fit and finished, blueing as nice as any Colt. Those first series 1911's used, I believe, all forged parts, and lacked any later extra safety beyond what a series 70 design had.

I did buy one of the early first generation custom targets with the matte finish. The most accurate 1911 I have owned, and stupid reliable. Would never sell it. Not sure of the value in todays market.

Larry

mike campbell · Nov 28, 2017

I remember the Royals in the 90's but, at the time, didn't want another BBQ gun like my Python so I passed on them.

Don't know when they were introduced, but I bought the first "Classic Stainless Gold Match" I ever saw; about $1200 in 1999. Handloading is a big hobby for me and I relish the many hours and trips to the range I put in, searching for that magical 1"@ 25 yds. This gun seemed to dump whole magazines into one ragged hole with a variety of loads...boring.

I sold it to a buddy for $900 who kept is as a house gun for 10 years or so. I bought it back for $800 a few years ago. Now it's a competition gun and it ain't leaving again.

Sevens · Nov 28, 2017

The early Kimber pistols always had a fantastic reputation. I don't believe there is much argument to the idea that the reputation of the current Kimber has NOT done anything to help the value of the older pistols. Certainly, they have value to the few who know and love them but by and large they aren't a blue chip investment.

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