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Smithhound
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Took posession, pics are up in the OP.
RD
RD
Help needed from Colt 1911 experts. IN HAND pics R up!
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JcMack
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wow! That's nice
I have the exact gun that I bought used off a private individual. The finish has some minor wear spots and unfortunately the classic "idiot scratch" but otherwise it is an outstandingly reliable shooter. I had to fix a few things on it though. I added a small "ducktail" style grip safety to eliminate the hammer bite and a new extractor and extended ejector to stop random spent cases from bouncing off my forehead. A dab of black paint on the front sight and I have one hell of a carry gun. I paid $575.00 but mine has no original box or is it in LNIB. My totally mint Stainless Lightweight Officers ACP in the original cardboard box like shown in the pictures ran me $800.00. People say the satin nickel guns are rare but that is not exactly true. Maybe ones in LNIB are but they made quite a few of those Combat Commanders in that finish.
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Glad you got it, it is very nice. After reading the other posts and seeing a complete blue upper advertised for $500, I don't think the price was out of line. I put King-Tappan sights on mine as I could not see the originals. I shoot it and enjoy it.
SAFireman
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Oh man...I had one just like that years ago....I traded it for a truck (now long gone) and wish that I had kept the Colt (it would still be here).
That is a very nice example....I would be torn between shooting it and storing it.....but, it is an investment, so I guess that it should be put up for your kid's future...It is REALLY NICE however, good catch
That is a very nice example....I would be torn between shooting it and storing it.....but, it is an investment, so I guess that it should be put up for your kid's future...It is REALLY NICE however, good catch
Screamer
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Is the barrel on your pistol blued or is it just the picture making it look that way? I also noticed the grip screws and trigger are blued. I have an earlier model satin nickel Combat Commander (SN 70SC527xx) that I bought new and the barrel is nickel plated and both the trigger and grip screws are satin nickel plated. Colt may have changed all that in later runs, who knows...I'm no expert. Beautiful pistol just the same.
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TheHobbyist
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Never met a Colt 1911 I havn't liked yet...!
feldspar13
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also had one like that I bought new, like an idiot I sold it
Raider
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That is a beautiful Commander. I had a chance to buy one exactly like that in 1976 in new condition. I passed and have regretted it ever since. I'm glad that you got it. It's a beautiful piece and you will enjoy admiring it even if you never shoot it. Congratualtions.
Charlie
Charlie
Peter J.
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Thats a beautiful piece. I agree, looks unfired since the factory. The sad thing is that you still can't shoot it. Really, don't. Safe-Queen status. Now you need to find a spare shooter version.
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Smithhound
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It is resigned to safe queen status. I have a few more 1911's that I do shoot.
As for the blued trigger/screws, this was pointed out by another member, in looking at the barrel, the chamber skirt, as can be seen, is nickled, but the end of the barrel is indeed blued.
I can find no marks on this gun to indicate it was ever taken down, not the first one, why anyone would change those things, especially go to the trouble of blueing the end of the barrel and then never shoot it, is beyond me. All this makes me wonder if this was some type of special order or something. I just don't know enough about Colt's to say, but this gives me a project, to research the history of the gun over the winter.
The LGS had just got it in trade not 10 minutes before I walked in, they don't do any work on guns, and frankly woudn't know how to change a trigger. I called today and they are going to ask the seller to call me so I can start tracing all this down. I think I'll call Colt's come Monday and start on that end as well.
I think it looks good set up like that though, the blue contrasts nicely with the satin nickle.
RD
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After getting it back out and looking at it (I just picked this up Thursday evening) the barrel is solidly nickle plated, NOT blued at the end, the picture sure makes it look blued but must have been the lighting.
As for the blued trigger/screws, this was pointed out by another member, in looking at the barrel, the chamber skirt, as can be seen, is nickled, but the end of the barrel is indeed blued.
I can find no marks on this gun to indicate it was ever taken down, not the first one, why anyone would change those things, especially go to the trouble of blueing the end of the barrel and then never shoot it, is beyond me. All this makes me wonder if this was some type of special order or something. I just don't know enough about Colt's to say, but this gives me a project, to research the history of the gun over the winter.
The LGS had just got it in trade not 10 minutes before I walked in, they don't do any work on guns, and frankly woudn't know how to change a trigger. I called today and they are going to ask the seller to call me so I can start tracing all this down. I think I'll call Colt's come Monday and start on that end as well.
I think it looks good set up like that though, the blue contrasts nicely with the satin nickle.
RD
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After getting it back out and looking at it (I just picked this up Thursday evening) the barrel is solidly nickle plated, NOT blued at the end, the picture sure makes it look blued but must have been the lighting.
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Nice catch.
I had one of those about ten years ago. Great guns.
The one I had I bought used and it had been a CCW gun.
I had one of those about ten years ago. Great guns.
The one I had I bought used and it had been a CCW gun.
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