This Gun would have been an extremely valuable piece until it was plated. That pretty much killed the value. If you could get it fully restored by Colt it would be a good investment as such. Anything short of that and it is just a very cool carry gun. Putting an ambi-safety will not hurt it as long as you do not have to modify anything and can return it to 100% original...same with the sights.
If you were doing this to the original gun/original finish...I would pistol whip you with it for wrecking a historical piece. But since it is already altered...unless you can find that it was factory plated at the time of manufacture it is already reduced in value greatly and should be treated as such
One word of caution...It is old...really old...How much do you trust the metallurgy? I would not put +, +p or +p+ loads down it!!!!!!!!
Enjoy a great shooter! They don't make them like that anymore.
For over 20 years, I've owned a Colt Goverment Model 1911 with a 4-digit commercial serial #. My research indicates that it left the factory in the spring of 1914. The bad news is, someone more inept than me refinished this gun (nickel plate) sometime before I bought it; this gun also had some mild pitting on top of the slide prior to refinishing. This is the best shooting handgun that I have ever owned, no exceptions. Completely reliable function; it eats anything except crappy reloads with lead SWCs.
I'm contemplating putting some real sights and an ambi safety (I'm a lefty) on this gun, maybe putting it into weekly carry use. The safety's reversible, but the original sights will be destroyed. Am I about to make a mistake? Is this gun still historically collectible?
I'm a shooter, not a collector. Please share your knowledge with me.:help:
I think your 1911 is completely ruined..
Since I'm such a nice guy, I'll take it off your hands for $300 :sarcastic: ..
That way you will get something out of it!!! :laugh:
I think your 1911 is completely ruined..
Since I'm such a nice guy, I'll take it off your hands for $300 :sarcastic: ..
That way you will get something out of it!!! :laugh:
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