It's a Series 80 Colt, missing the Series 80 firing pin safety parts.
What you have is stamped on the gun.
And stipling. All brought to you from Bubba's Gun Werks.Someone put a lot of work and apparently parts into that pistol.
New trigger, new hammer, new grip safety, and new sights just as a start.
And stipling. All brought to you from Bubba's Gun Werks.
Started with one of the oddball Colts with slide rib and slanted serrations like Gold Cup but fixed sights. Lots of rather inexpert modifications.
If it shoots reliably and was cheap, you are well off, but it is not state of the art. And was not in 1994, either.
I think most folks would overlook that when looking at the non-blended beavertailAll that work and it has an 'idiot mark'.......
New in 1994, seems tight.
I haven't seen one of those safeties in a coon's-age. Since the slide-stop doesn't match, I wonder if there wasn't a matching one at some point.
Beautiful grips. Makes me think of oak panels in a well appointed office.... or bar.Orkanen
Looks like you've got yourself a bit of a fixer upper! I think it would be great to have something like that to work on and to get it up and running properly. Years ago I finally got all the parts together to assemble a 1911 frame (Essex), and eventually I got a .22 conversion assembly to go with it (TacSol 2211). It was a good learning experience and kept me busy in what is usually a very boring winter season. Keep us in the loop as to what you're planning on doing with your new Colt and how you actually go about it!
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I don't really get the point of them either. Kind of like an *anti* thumb rest.I have seen them before. They are listed on Brownell's as I was looking for 1911 parts for my in progress build. All I can imagine is having a very low grip in order to flip that safety off, but that is just me. Market dictates there is a use for them somehow.
If it shoots, it's all good.
And assume "idiot mark" is the takedown lever scratches? Know a few people and at least one API instructor somewhat loudly in the classroom portion that he DNGAF about it so takes down like this because his gun is there to shoot well, not be pretty but if you are a prissy boy, do it that way instead. It was fun at the time with almost everyone in class very precious about their guns.
It was a modification to adapt the 1911 platform to fit smaller handed shooters...so that they could use it as a thumb restI don't really get the point of them either. Kind of like an *anti* thumb rest.
That is an popular modification from the 70s by IPSC/USPSA shooters. It provides index/traction for the upper surfaces of the fingers taking a high grip...I'm still seeing it on competition pistols in current useThe only things I can say about the pistol pictured above is that the safety is less confusing that the texture added to the bottom of the trigger guard.