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03-20-2022, 11:28 PM
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Colt Black Army - The Pre War Collection Grows
Gunshow today. Cruising for a couple of hours and I with several C&R revolvers I've been meaning to sell in tow. Just some shifts in my collecting interests.
Been looking at Colt pre war 1911s and low and behold...I met a seller who was interested in getting into pre war revolvers.
So some friendly conversation ensued and I did a solid swap for a Colt Black Army from 1918. It's a matching gun with the exception of a very nice WW2 High Standard barrel and an A1 elongated grip safety.
Below are a couple of "glamour shots" and one with some previously owned cousins...Model M Hammerless in 32 and 380. Need a 1908 .25acp I'm thinking but still...
Life is good. 
Anyone else like "The Pony's" from WW1, WW2, and between?
(sorry for the crummy cell pics, they look better in person)
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03-20-2022, 11:34 PM
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Very very nice! All of them, but I especially love the 1911!
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03-21-2022, 12:59 AM
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Nice, hitch those ponies up!
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03-21-2022, 09:59 PM
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Nobody else in THIS crowd likes pre WW2 Colts?
Nobody has a pic to share?
Tough crowd.
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03-22-2022, 11:18 AM
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Congrats on your new score. The finish looks way better than my Black Army. I am assuming yours has a refinish. The grips certainly show honest wear for the old pistol. The finish on Black Army pistols lacked the durability of the early M1911's. Mine has a significant loss of bluing along with wear to the grips. I want to think mine has original sub-components but who knows. It does have an original inter-looping HP barrel showing some interior pitting, possible from caustic primers, of the early days.
The old two tone magazines are getting quite valuable and hard to come by.
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03-22-2022, 05:12 PM
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Thank you lamarw (and everyone else).
I'm pretty sure it has seen a refinish, but it was done VERY well with attention paid to not removing or blurring rollmarks and acceptance stampings. Almost to the level of a restoration imo. In any event, it's been well done.
I'm much more a shooter than a true collector so I'm not much bothered by any of that, and the price was commiserate.
I'm happy to acquire and look forward to a range session (it's not a rattle trap either) and comparison with some other guns of the era.
Here's a couple more "glamour shots".
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03-22-2022, 05:41 PM
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Here’s my Colt 1911
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