Thanks Gunny; I'm looking for some so let me know if you have any leads.Great looking pistol, but you need to get some original grips, or age the ones you have.
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Original grips will cost you around $100 or more.Thanks Gunny; I'm looking for some so let me know if you have any leads.
Most likely not arsenal refinished. The arsenal wasn’t to worried about marking and some if not most would have been buffed and polished more. The 1911’s were replaced by the 1911A1, starting in 1942. Some of the 1911 did stay in service for a few more years, but not many.Think it may have been reblued ages ago (perhaps arsenal refinish)?
And after removing the black paint someone had put on it. I was lucky to have an original set of grips in my parts box.
I was just some unknown brand of rattle can spray paint.What kind of paint would they use on a gun? I've heard of some antique weapons having black paint applied to them by people who didn't know much about weapon finishing.