I think that was an excellent deal. CMP papers are provenance documentation, and while the finish is mostly gone, it didn't appear to have pitting or rust, and if you got a matching gun that hadn't been re-arsenaled, the person who got it from CMP was in the minority. I'd expect current prices for a gun like that to be $1,500+.
Shop has 90 day layaway, got a few guns in the pipeline to pay off…. so probably in hand in 5-8 weeks
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Did I emphasized How Cool those old War Birds are!!!
Hey Mark, if you or anyone has interest I have another old US Govt 1911 and when I say 1911 that is what it is. The gun is a Colt manufacture wartime 1911 but WWI not WW2. The gun sports a 5 digit serial number with, according to Colt, a 1914 manufacture so yes, a 5 digit serial on a third year production of the 1911.
Should anyone have interest let me know and I will post more pictures. Like I mentioned this gun is far from perfect. No clue what a fair asking price would be.
get some more detailed photos in the sunlight with that bad boy!! we would love to see it!Hey Mark, if you or anyone has interest I have another old US Govt 1911 and when I say 1911 that is what it is. The gun is a Colt manufacture wartime 1911 but WWI not WW2. The gun sports a 5 digit serial number with, according to Colt, a 1914 manufacture so yes, a 5 digit serial on a third year production of the 1911.
While not quite great the gun is fair. It does shoot but could use some correct parts like a backstrap with the lanyard ring. This is not anyone's safe queen. It was going to be a project gun but the reality is I will never get to it.
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It now has wood grips.
Ron
Otay, I dug it out and here it is:
I told the kid at the shop he could have it. I will never get to it. 
I feel the same way with New 1911’s thats been on the shelves for Years. Germs all over it. They have a shop with Les Baers and one has been in the shelve for 6-8+ years. Everyone and their grandmother touched it
Pretty sure, driving for Uber picking up drunks, your backseat resembles a bar toilet seat. And you're worried about the germs on a Les Baer???
big bottle of lysol
Been helping a friend out at his gun shop. OK, as of today all guns handled by customers will be disinfected. I'll bring in my wipes left over from COVID.
LOVE shooting my T-Sauce 1911A1!I want to shoot my firearms. Blasting rounds through an old military pistol, made of plain carbon steels, and possibly teetering on the edge of a firearm grave, does not make economic sense.
These Tisas pistols are new, produced on CNC equipment, mine are reliable, and before taxes $350.00. They are close enough to GI that I have had the "real experience". And I can say, GI sights are god awful bad. They were developed for punching holes in round circles on square targets at 25 yards. They work well (for 20 something eyes) in that role because the primary hold was 6 OC, but a thin front allows hold off at 5 OC, 3OC, etc, as needed to adjust for offset of sights. As self defense sights, they are awful.
Another thing about these Tisas pistols, they are made from an 4140 equivalent, hardened before machining, which provides the promise of a longer wear life. GI slides were hardened two inches from the nose. The frame was unhardened. The steels used, 1035 used in the frame is close to the cheap steels used on rail road spikes, and 1055 is used on lawn mover blades because it is tough, and cheap, cheap, cheap. GI pistols only had to last 5000 or 6000 rounds, so the minimum materials to make that, were used in the pistols. Don't fool yourself thinking the things were built to last. They were built to the lowest price point that met lifetime requirements.
materials used GI pistols
this is what you can expect to happen to a GI slide between 10,000 and 20,000 rounds.
It cab be wielded back. I’m definitely going to shoot my RR because I enjoy shooting vintage guns. The made millions of them, enjoy it before your heirs sell it for a Yoga Machine
Go purchase the Tisas walnut grips: they have an antique look right out of the box!
You can take that risk if you are the welder. The risk is, that slide breaks right through that weld, or near it, and the slide rear goes into the shooter's face.
Dang you are graphic! have you consider writing? horror short stories is your forteGo purchase the Tisas walnut grips: they have an antique look right out of the box!
You can take that risk if you are the welder. The risk is, that slide breaks right through that weld, or near it, and the slide rear goes into the shooter's face.
Pick a face. Which one would you like to be? These are WW1 casts of faces of living WW1 causalities.
The casts were used to make a face mask, here is one being painted so the soldier is presentable in public
If I was the welder, I would write the serial number down, give you a copy of a note stating that the slide is un repairable, and keep a copy of that note for my own records. Just in case the person who wanted their slide welded needs money for reconstructive surgery.
Those WW2 pistols had a certain level of interchangeably, I frequently read on 1911forum posters who are building 1911's from parts. Tisas will sell a new service slide assembly for $189.95. That is a far safer approach to a slide replacement than attempting to weld a cracked frame.
I believe you!I don't think the world is ready for my reality.
