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To: clee1; TNoldman

Thanks. It was a fun dream while it lasted....

8 posted on 08/06/2017 6:55:46 PM PDT by Strac6 ("Mrs. Strac, Pilatus and Sig Sauer: All the fun thing in my life are Swiss!")

To: Strac6; TNoldman; clee1

Don't listen to them: any original 1911 is worth a lot. One in original finish would be rare - they had a dull blue job back then, not grey Parkerizing - but even an arsenal refinished one would be worth good money. An original in as-issued condition would be worth upwards of $3,000 - $5,000. A rebuilt 1911 with arsenal stamps showing the rebuild would still be worth more than $1,500 - $2,000.

Anybody at all who claims that an original 1911 is "only worth $500" is either completely uninformed or trying to gyp you down so he can get it cheap.

Defies belief that anyone would think that a Colt made 1911 would become "dangerous" to shoot even after a century. It is an excellent, robust design and they will live on long after these cheesy copies are in a landfill.

17 posted on 08/06/2017 7:11:25 PM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)

I know a fellow that has a 1875 Colt SAA (Peacemaker) It was old, worn, original but functional. It had a value of about 2K dollars.

Against my advice, he took it to a gunsmith and had it “repaired”, detail restored, and reblued. The value now???
About $200. Shoots great!

It now sits in a display case on his mantle; as a monument to stupidity.

18 posted on 08/06/2017 7:11:54 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)

Now, if you have a Luger in .45ACP with a gold Eagle embossed on its slide, give me a call.

26 posted on 08/06/2017 8:16:28 PM PDT by 353FMG

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