WWII Colt 1911 Value? - The Firearms Forum
Feb 19, 2011 · Re: WWI Colt 1911 US Navy When the Model 1911 was first adopted by the Army, the Navy didn't want to be left out so the two services agreed to take turns buying them. The …
Colt 1911 finishes - The Firearms Forum
Mar 7, 2003 · Re: Colt 1911 Finishes-----All military production 1911 and 1911A1 pistols manufactured prior to 1941 were blued. Many were refinished during arsenal refurbishing …
Identifying a early Colt magazine - The Firearms Forum
Nov 14, 2004 · Variants of Risdon and Scoville are marked respectively: "C-R" or "C-S" on t he BOTTOM of the floor plate. I have seen one reference that indicated that these magazines …
Colt WWI Commemorative 1911 - The Firearms Forum
Dec 27, 2019 · I bought a DESERT STORM Springfield Armory 1911 for my son who was there. It has every piece of hardware used (B-52, F-117, Tanks, Anti-Missile, Cruise Missiles, etc., etc.) …
1911 Army Issue... what's it worth? - The Firearms Forum
Apr 16, 2018 · 1911 Remington UMC frame. Colt 1911A-1 slide. WWII plastic grips. Parkerized finish. 1911 style hammer and trigger. I would value the gun at 1500 to 2000. The 2 tone finish …
Early Colt Model 1911 - The Firearms Forum
Jun 11, 2011 · Your Colt was indeed a 1914 production. As I collect these fine pistols I try to keep a data base on the years made by the serial number. In 1914 the first Colt was sn#60400 & …
Marks on a WW2 Remington Rand 1911A1 - The Firearms Forum
Dec 12, 2003 · Knowing the exact marks one could determine what year they were done. Any gun passing through Britian into the commercial market, by law, had to be proofed at either the …
What's a WWI 1911 Worth? - The Firearms Forum
Nov 10, 2012 · ( WWII 1911's were made by Remington Rand, Colt, Ithaca, USS, and Singer ), Singer only made 500 1911's, I have seen one sell for 14,000 dollars. To top off the problems …
Trigger Pull in "original" 1911s? - The Firearms Forum
Sep 5, 2014 · The combat specification for 1911 hammers and sears were designed pretty much exclusively for safety and reliability. That generally meant a pretty heavy trigger pull. …
Colt 1911A1 Government. Is this a fake? And what is it worth
Dec 11, 2011 · Absence of a maker's name is consistent with U.S. Army practice for the M 1911/A1 where the maker's name was on the slide, so putting on a fake maker's name would …