Colt 45 1911 US Army
Serial number 479XXX - online sources place this as 1918
Hoping this is all original
Would be interested in advise on potential auction value
I hope these pictures are adequate
Thanks for your insight
Hoping this is all original
Would be interested in advise on potential auction value
I hope these pictures are adequate
Thanks for your insight
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Note the Parkerized finish, plastic grips, and the "A A" stamp.
That last stands for Augusta Arsenal (overhaul.)
So it is apparently a legitimate USGI as of WW II or Korea, but it is not the way it came out of Colt in 1918.
Trigger, slide stop, and mainspring housing are 1911 and I think the other small parts are, too. Be interesting to see barrel markings, a LOT of older guns had High Standard replacement barrels. Mine does.
I won't guess a resale value.0 -
Unfortunately it's a Augusta Arsenal W W II rework. After the war it apparently led a pretty rough life as it has substantial light pitting on the slide. It also appears to have been refinished over the Augusta Arsenal Pakerized finish. Given these problems it's far from being in original condition, and would have no collector value, IMHO. As a shooter it's not going to be a easy sell nowadays, probably in the $300-$500 range, to the proverbial right person. 0 -
Looks like that old battle horse has been rode hard and put away wet a number of times.[:(]You need to strip the pistol down to each and every part then get a plastic bag and a can of Kroil wrap the large parts in paper towel and then wet the paper towels with the Kroil dump small parts in bag and drip more Kroil on these keep every thing in the bag wet for 48-72 hours then get a copper pot scrubber at grocery store and use the pot scrubber to get all loose rust off all the pieces. Then the pistol will look a bunch better when you put it all back together. If it has a original early barrel marked with an H P sell this barrel and install a new military replacement barrel you will be money ahead $100.00-$200.00 and have the same value in the complete pistol. Even a total redone military 1911 is worth $500.00
EDIT Hello I received your email and sent a reply. Just clean your pistol and the enjoy it for what it is, A Great piece of U.S. military history and "Praise The Hard Ball Gun"[^]0 -
Thank you all for your insight.
The barrel is stamped P on one side and HS on the other side. Is this the barrel you would recommend replacing?0 -
That is a High Standard replacement barrel, probably installed as part of the Augusta Arsenal rework that applied the Parkerizing and plastic grips. What would have been particularly valuable is an original Colt barrel marked H P. 0
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