GunnyUSMC
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A few months back my friend that owns a pawn & gun shop got in a Colt 1911. I noticed it in his office one day and asked if it was for sale. He said yes but hadn’t decided what he wanted for it, but would let me know.
A few days later a asked about the gun and he said he had sold it. It seems that a good guy I know that also likes old Colt 1911s had offered a good sum of cash for it and my friend sold it to him.
Now I wasn’t mad at my friend, but I did let him know that I felt a little hurt that he never told me what he wanted for it before selling it. He told me that I had first dibs on the next one that came in the shop.
Fast forward to Monday June the 15th, which was two days ago, I walked into the shop and there stood the guy that had bought the 1911 that I had wanted. The first thing I said, out loud, was “ There’s the #&@*# that bought my 1911”. With a big smile his reply was, you should have just put cash on the table. We both laughed.
He then pointed to a gun case sitting on the counter and said it’s right there. I took it out and had a good look at it. He told me he had a buyer for it that was going to give him $2200 for it, but had to have dental work done and had to back out of the deal and that he was working out a deal with my buddy that owns the shop, to sell it back to him.
I talked to my buddy, who said if I wanted to work out a deal for the 1911, it was ok with him. My friend offered to sell it to me for $1475, but I felt that was just a tad to much.
I had my youngest son with me and we were on our was to go shooting. On the way home after we had fun at the range, I stopped in at the shop to see if my buddy had worked out a deal on the 1911.
He told me that my friend with the pistol had made a tread with him for a Diamond and he came out pretty good on the deal, and if I still wanted the 1911, I could have it for $1300 out the door. I told him I would be back in the morning with cash.
I went buy the shop yesterday morning and now I have my retirement gift to myself.
I haven’t looked it up yet, but I believe the SN# puts the manufacturing date around December of 1918.
It also has an early magazine.
Someone carved AL on the left grip panel.
I’m very happy with the gun, and it looks great next to my other 1911 that was made in August of 1918.
A few days later a asked about the gun and he said he had sold it. It seems that a good guy I know that also likes old Colt 1911s had offered a good sum of cash for it and my friend sold it to him.
Now I wasn’t mad at my friend, but I did let him know that I felt a little hurt that he never told me what he wanted for it before selling it. He told me that I had first dibs on the next one that came in the shop.
Fast forward to Monday June the 15th, which was two days ago, I walked into the shop and there stood the guy that had bought the 1911 that I had wanted. The first thing I said, out loud, was “ There’s the #&@*# that bought my 1911”. With a big smile his reply was, you should have just put cash on the table. We both laughed.
He then pointed to a gun case sitting on the counter and said it’s right there. I took it out and had a good look at it. He told me he had a buyer for it that was going to give him $2200 for it, but had to have dental work done and had to back out of the deal and that he was working out a deal with my buddy that owns the shop, to sell it back to him.
I talked to my buddy, who said if I wanted to work out a deal for the 1911, it was ok with him. My friend offered to sell it to me for $1475, but I felt that was just a tad to much.
I had my youngest son with me and we were on our was to go shooting. On the way home after we had fun at the range, I stopped in at the shop to see if my buddy had worked out a deal on the 1911.
He told me that my friend with the pistol had made a tread with him for a Diamond and he came out pretty good on the deal, and if I still wanted the 1911, I could have it for $1300 out the door. I told him I would be back in the morning with cash.
I went buy the shop yesterday morning and now I have my retirement gift to myself.
I haven’t looked it up yet, but I believe the SN# puts the manufacturing date around December of 1918.
It also has an early magazine.
Someone carved AL on the left grip panel.
I’m very happy with the gun, and it looks great next to my other 1911 that was made in August of 1918.
