1911, no A1
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Baltimoreed11754
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Very nice 1911. I’m sure you did pay a princely sum. The close as I’ve come to one is my Colt reproduction 1911, no A1.
peterdeb
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Congratulations on your pickup! As one of my grail guns for years, I watched the prices climb from high three figures to mid four figure prices for nice ones. I too know they are not getting any cheaper and took the plunge last year on a Gov't 1944 Remington Rand.
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This one was $2200.00. It's been a long time since I've seen an unmolested or non-rebuilt WW1 example. The shop has another one, made in 1912, for a grand more. This one's in excellent mechanical shape, with finish wear the only negative. Considering the price of a CMP mixmaster these days, I decided to take the leap.
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Mine is a 1924 Model. Transitional, I believe. It is a Commercial Model, C Prefix.
On a College Kid's hamburger joint pay it took some doing, but it was still the best 85 bucks I ever spent.
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Be still my beating heart! VERY NICE!!!
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Jack Flash
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Fantastic post SharkBait!
Thanks for starting this thread Trooper224, it is outstanding. I don't think I will ever purchase one myself, but I sure appreciate that they are worth every penny.
Thanks for starting this thread Trooper224, it is outstanding. I don't think I will ever purchase one myself, but I sure appreciate that they are worth every penny.
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Very nice! I would have been tempted at that price. This one belongs to my father in law and is displayed on my grandfather's uniform with his helmet and an excerpt from his journal.
A wonderful display. Thanks for sharing it.
VaTom
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Very nice pistol!
I notice two notches on the lower right side grip. Wonder if that means two enemy soldiers killed with it?
You are right that original condition GI war contract 1911's and 1911a1's are not getting any cheaper. I bought my 1943 Ithaca 1911a1 (all original) 15 years ago and I thought the $1,200 I paid was a princely sum. I have no plans to sell it but it has at least doubled in price.
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The notches could mean something or absolutely nothing. It's useless to speculate. I'm just glad they had the presence of mind to remove the grips first.
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Jack Flash
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Regarding the notches, they were certainly put there deliberately.
This one is mine.
I have had it for about 15 years. According to the Colt website, it is from 1918.
I am a big 1911 fan so I had to shoot it soon after I got it, but it is pretty much a safe keeper now. I have a Remington Rand 1911A1 from 1945 that I shoot occasionally. The Remington Rand is a nice gun, but someone along the way decided to enhance its value by having it nickel plated :-(
Sorry for the crappy pics,
Tim
I have had it for about 15 years. According to the Colt website, it is from 1918.
I am a big 1911 fan so I had to shoot it soon after I got it, but it is pretty much a safe keeper now. I have a Remington Rand 1911A1 from 1945 that I shoot occasionally. The Remington Rand is a nice gun, but someone along the way decided to enhance its value by having it nickel plated :-(
Sorry for the crappy pics,
Tim
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My 19.95 1911 from the DCM way back then was a 1911. It had been reworked and the slide was a Union Switch & Signal.
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Beautiful example too!
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How can you tell if a M1911 has been molested or re-built?
The one I inherited from my dad was parkerized and had a slide put on that said "1911A1".
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