mikemyers
Member
I was at a gun shop last week and they had a 1911 Colt for sale for about $1800. It was a "custom" and had "1 of 1000" on the slide.
When I asked the salesperson about it, he told me that because it was a "custom" it would be extremely precise, and because of the "1 of 1000" marking, it would be very valuable.
I guess I ought to get more information about it before asking anything here, but somehow I think I'm not getting the full story. I have no idea of what "1 of 1000" means, other than there may well be 1000 of the 1911s that are sold with that marking on the slide.
When I asked if there was anything done differently inside the gun to make it "better", the answer seemed to be that the gun is essentially the same as the other Colt 1911's, but only 1000 will get this inscription on the slide.
Anybody here know what the "1 of 1000" markings stand for, and why this might make the gun more expensive than other Colts?
When I asked the salesperson about it, he told me that because it was a "custom" it would be extremely precise, and because of the "1 of 1000" marking, it would be very valuable.
I guess I ought to get more information about it before asking anything here, but somehow I think I'm not getting the full story. I have no idea of what "1 of 1000" means, other than there may well be 1000 of the 1911s that are sold with that marking on the slide.
When I asked if there was anything done differently inside the gun to make it "better", the answer seemed to be that the gun is essentially the same as the other Colt 1911's, but only 1000 will get this inscription on the slide.
Anybody here know what the "1 of 1000" markings stand for, and why this might make the gun more expensive than other Colts?