Buy a Mil-Surp M1911?

[CmdrSlander]

Is it possible to purchase an actual WWII era m1911 from a firm like Remington Rand or Union Signal? Let alone the holy grail of an actual Colt made '1911 from that vintage. I'm not talking replicas, I'm talking a firing, Mil-Spec WWII era Colt .45.

 

[Canuck-IL]

Certainly - just takes patience and a fair amount of $$ ... from what I've seen, Remington-Rands show up the most often...and you need to know all the details so as to spot rebuilds, mismatched parts, etc.

Here are a couple from last week.
http://www.gunrunnerauctions.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=996784089

http://www.gunrunnerauctions.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=996887055

/Bryan

 

[CZguy]

Is it possible to purchase an actual WWII era m1911 from a firm like Remington Rand or Union Signal? Let alone the holy grail of an actual Colt made '1911 from that vintage. I'm not talking replicas, I'm talking a firing, Mil-Spec WWII era Colt .45.

If I understand your question correctly, you want to know if you can purchase a WWII era 1911 directly from the company that made them in WWII.

The answer is No. Remington Rand was a typewriter company. And Colt while they still manufacture 1911s produce many different models.

It might come down to whether you really want a WWII collector pistol or just a .45 that looks like one.

As mentioned above the WWII pistols are very expensive now.

 

[Onmilo]

There are quite a few 1911s and 1911A1s on the market but as stated, it will take a fair amount of dollars to buy one.
Most are on the market because the owners know they can realize $1000+ on a gun they may have paid $100 for thirty years ago.

 

[CZguy]

Heck, I remember them going for $50.00 for a plain jane Remington or Ithaca. The Colts were of course higher in price.

 

[Chuck Dye]

Colt? As holy grail of GI 1911s? Go shopping for 1911A1s made by Singer.

 

[Cards81fan]

Colt? As holy grail of GI 1911s? Go shopping for 1911A1s made by Singer.

You beat me to it. Or try a m1911 (pre A1) North American Arms. I think they are cooler than the Singer, since they are a pre-A1 and only 100 (not 500) were produced, but they don't fetch the Singer prices at auction,



Also, Singer #1 sold recently. It was already tagged as the "holy grail"

http://rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/51/lid/1954

 

[colt1911fan]

I picked up a 1917 colt for $350

 

[Finprof]

The Rock Island Auctions are in a couple of weeks. There are 132 1911s on the block. They even have a a few from WWI. Price expecations typically are in the high teens to low 2ks.

http://rockislandauction.com/search/aid/53/s/4/category/563/1911s-and-1911a1s

 

[thedrewcifur]

i have a colt m1911 from ww2. but i'm not selling it... it was my grandfathers. it still shoots. get one. you'll love it.

 

[Fishslayer]

They show up in the used case from time to time.

Bring money.