Sick Colt 1911

I say No. chrome does not add value. It's worth about half the asking price IMO

^^^^ Concur. ^^^^

If I was going to spend in excess of $1600 for a 1911 that's not what I would buy. That's just me though.

No way I'd ever spend that kind of money on something like that. But if it's something you want go for it.

I like it! I don't know if it's $1700 like....maybe $1100/$1200 like.

I say no. Chrome goes on stripper poles and motorcycles, not guns.

If it floats your boat...but it doesn't float mine. Too flashy for my taste and way too expensive for what it is - a base 1991A1 with new grips and a shiny finish. That's a $700 gun, but that isn't $1000 worth of extras.

The Colt 1911 A1 with long trigger and flat mainspring housing. That is the classic configuration of the Browning patent. It is more than likely the value of this Colt has been greatly reduced after the addition of automotive chrome plating.

The matte trigger and jeweled hammer look out of place.

I would spend $1700 a lot differently, but if you like it..

If you want that gun you can do it for cheaper than that. Find a used colt for $700, (or buy a new one for not much more) send it to Fords to be refinished for another $300, have them jewel the hammer for another $50 or so, then get those grips for another $50.
That gun is priced at about double what it is worth, IMO.

Not my cup of tea!! Wouldn't even want it for a BBQ gun. All of that chrome would make a nice truck bumper.

Lafitte

WoW, no love for the chrome gun. I gotta say, I would like it more in 38 super.

But not at that price.

It's shiny, got blue grips, there's a pony- I like it. Not certain on the price however.

Generally speaking with a bone stock Colt .45 I have never lost a dime and I have bought and sold several of them. I own two now. So you have to ask yourself, if I fell out of love with this one day, could I get my money back. The answer with that gun is probably not even close. You take a look at the kind of 1911 you could get with that money and maybe the appeal of this one will fade.

bikemutt

Is that bright chrome or nickel plating or is it Colt's highly polished stainless steel? I looked at a Colt Ultimate .38 Super Government a few years ago but by the time I got enough money saved up for it, it was sold.

To answer your question: yes I would love to have that Colt but not for that kind of money. Kind of like the grips too.

Like Bannockburn, I cannot tell if it is nickel or chrome plated or buffed out stainless steel.
A current 1991A1 stainless sent out to the outfit that specializes in high polish on stainless would look like this gun. And cost less unless those grips are real lapis lazuli.

Can the shop even tell you what the finish actually is - or are we all just guessing (including the dealer)? At any rate that price is absurd.........IMO. I wouldn't pay that much for two of them. Someone has jeweled the hammer and replaced the trigger. You need to know what else was done and who did it. I really like your dog's photo......

The long black trigger is the current Colt factory part, even on a stainless gun.

For that kind of money, I think I'd be on the lookout for an original Colt Series 70 in nickel (complete with collet bushing). I'm not a huge fan of nickel in general, but I inherited that exact pistol from my grandfather and it definitely has style.

Nope.

If I was going to spend that amount of money on a 1911 I'd be getting a Dan Wesson.

Any smith that would jewel a hammer on that 1911 I would be a little concerned how the internals were fit.

Rinspeed

Any smith that would jewel a hammer on that 1911 I would be a little concerned how the internals were fit.

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Not really. There are those that know their way around a 1911 and who like to jewel, if the customer agrees to it.

Back to the pistol in the OP; yes, I concur with the group, here. It's interesting to look at, but for that kind of money I'd prefer a different pistol.