realmswalker
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Beautiful cause it's mine.
A retired sergeant who works as a contract retiree comes into the office once a week to sign his time sheets. We usually talk guns and have made a trade in the past. I always bug him about any guns he has. Last week he walks in and my partner says "Got any 1911's?", before I can say anything. he says he has a commemorative colt made for the sheriff's department in the the 80's. he says his ex wife bought it for him and he hates her, so he will sell it for 700 dollars.
I say I will take it, but my partner says he asked first. being as he did ask first I said it's all yours. I tell him if for any reason he has to back out let me know as I want it. Well his wife shot him down to buy the gun and it ended up in my hands. It's a beautiful piece.
The gentlemen who sold it to me said he was glad a department member got it and to enjoy.
he brings it in and the thing has never even been held. It's still in the orginal shipping box, in a plastic bag with what seems to be cosmoline or some preservative. has all the paperwork, and a beautifull presentation box.
It's number 143 of 450. My buddy looked it up in a colt book to see if it came from the colt shop, or was bought by our department and sent out to get work done. It came from the colt custom shop.
I agonized over shooting this gun for about 10 seconds before i realized I would never sell it, and I am not into safe queens. I know i brought down the value by shooting it but I don't even care because this gun is an absolute keeper. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure. Please forgive my photography as it is not the greatest.
I shot the hell out of it this weekend. it ran great and is a very accurate piece.
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A retired sergeant who works as a contract retiree comes into the office once a week to sign his time sheets. We usually talk guns and have made a trade in the past. I always bug him about any guns he has. Last week he walks in and my partner says "Got any 1911's?", before I can say anything. he says he has a commemorative colt made for the sheriff's department in the the 80's. he says his ex wife bought it for him and he hates her, so he will sell it for 700 dollars.
I say I will take it, but my partner says he asked first. being as he did ask first I said it's all yours. I tell him if for any reason he has to back out let me know as I want it. Well his wife shot him down to buy the gun and it ended up in my hands. It's a beautiful piece.
The gentlemen who sold it to me said he was glad a department member got it and to enjoy.
he brings it in and the thing has never even been held. It's still in the orginal shipping box, in a plastic bag with what seems to be cosmoline or some preservative. has all the paperwork, and a beautifull presentation box.
It's number 143 of 450. My buddy looked it up in a colt book to see if it came from the colt shop, or was bought by our department and sent out to get work done. It came from the colt custom shop.
I agonized over shooting this gun for about 10 seconds before i realized I would never sell it, and I am not into safe queens. I know i brought down the value by shooting it but I don't even care because this gun is an absolute keeper. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure. Please forgive my photography as it is not the greatest.
I shot the hell out of it this weekend. it ran great and is a very accurate piece.
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