Uhhhh...Yes there is, at least if it looks like the one in Slamfire's post to begin with. Modifying a gun in that condition is a crime against humanity.Nice pickup. Nothing wrong with a remodeled 1911.
Modifying a gun in that condition is a crime against humanity.
Understood. And I'm not at all against modifying a 1911, I spent 21 years doing exactly that for Les. But I am dead set against altering any high conditioned all original Milsurp. Or an extremely rare one. A Singer 1911A1 in NRA garbage condition with no finish remaining would still be worth thousands, just because it is a Singer. They only made 500.tark
Yeah but the OP didn't modify the Colt; the damage had already been done somewhere down the line! He was just helping out a fellow co-worker who was trying to raise some capital by selling off some of his guns.
At least it has a Colt frame and a Colt slide to go with it!
I saw quite a few of those while working, from all kinds of different manufacturers. It seems to be the only crack on a 1911 frame than can be ignored.And the frame had cracked just above the slide release cut, but otherwise it was going good.
Looks like a high polished repop.US property marked 1911, the serial number 45,120 dates the frame to 1913.
1911/1911A1 Production Numbers
Not expert enough to know if the slide is original to the frame, there are however, individuals who do. Is that the early grip tang?, or the A1 version? The safety is the old safety. Long, early type trigger. Later arched mainspring housing. The sights appear to be the military sights, but those tiny sights went all the way through WW2. Might call them, snag free!
this one was represented as all original WW1
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An all original WW1 is worth thousands!
While there is nothing wrong with an old 1911, do be aware those early pistols were made of plain carbon steels, and unheat treated. So, no +P with that frame and pay attention to frame peening issues. When I was shooting IPSC in the 1980's, the absolute fastest shooter in the area was using a nickle plated WW1 Colt 1911. And the frame had cracked just above the slide release cut, but otherwise it was going good. He shot a lot of ammunition through the thing, but still, I would be gentle with an older pistol. Standard pressure or less.
I appreciate all the insightful and informative responses. Like mentioned, I was just trying to help a guy out and get a nice pistol as well. I knew it was cobbled together from the start but I think it's still nice looking.