Shear_stress
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Stumbled upon an actual Colt 1911A1 at an out of the way gunstore, mostly a special order place really, about an hour ago. I know almost nothing about Colts, but was wondering if anyone could tell me more about it. The gun, serial number 727xxx, was parkerized and marked "1911A1", "U.S. Army" on the frame and some patent information was stamped on the left side of the slide. It came with a set of simple checkered grips. The gun was in nice shape, save for a slightly darkened finish from the muzzle back about three inches (seemingly not long enough for a holster). The Colt was offered at a price comparable to a new Springfiled Mil-Spec.
A couple of questions: from what little I know, the gun looked pretty original. How can you tell? Also, what would be a good price for a 1911A1 in that condition? Thanks!
Edited to add: I checked "www.coolgunsite.com", and, according to them, Colt didn't start parkerizing the 1911A1 until serial number 729993. Should this set off alarm bells? Also, after looking around that website, I spotted other parkerized Colts with a darkened finish around the muzzle. Does anyone know why?
A couple of questions: from what little I know, the gun looked pretty original. How can you tell? Also, what would be a good price for a 1911A1 in that condition? Thanks!
Edited to add: I checked "www.coolgunsite.com", and, according to them, Colt didn't start parkerizing the 1911A1 until serial number 729993. Should this set off alarm bells? Also, after looking around that website, I spotted other parkerized Colts with a darkened finish around the muzzle. Does anyone know why?
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