Colt 1911 U.S. Navy

jimdeere

March 09, 2021 01:41

The only gun my dad owned was a Colt 1911 U.S. Navy. He said he brought it back when he left the Newport News shipyard after WWII. He left it to me and it was stolen in 1982.

Look what they are priced at, now.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Semi-Auto-Pistols/search?Keywords=1911%20navy&PageSize=24&Sort=13&View=1&Ch-manufacturerName=Colt

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  buddyb

  March 09, 2021 02:22

  Even the Argentine 1911s are doing very well.

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  jimdeere

  March 09, 2021 02:41

  I wonder how many pre-a1 1911’s were issued with U.S. Navy markings?

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  Nanuq907

  March 09, 2021 09:40

  jimdeere that's the problem, you see what they're worth now, but would you ever sell it, even at those prices?

  I have a house full of stuff like that, priceless hand me downs from generations past, that I can't sell. I guess the best we can do is honor their memories, admire the piece in our hands, and tell their story to the next generation. Their character, "who" they were, is what matters. That can never be stolen from you.

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