38565519 Is this a fake?
Look at the serial numbers and Initials.Is it real?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=38565519
AGE=58 Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=38565519
AGE=58 Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone.
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By "real" I assume that you mean "unaltered" & not a fake, reproduction, or virtual gun.
It looks pretty good to me. With the exception of the grips (commercial replacements, but original should be easy to find), it looks all original to me, both parts & finish. Yes, it has arsenal markings on it (RIA-Rock Island Arsenal, FK - Frank Krach, inspector), but these markings were sometimes stamped on a gun that was just inspected, not rebuilt.
I would want to see better photos, or have a hands-on inspection, before bidding. In particular, I'd like to see close-ups of the mag well (I can't be sure that the bushing stake marks are bright) & the frame feed ramp (it should be bright with faint horizontal polish marks). I'd want the seller to say "the bore is bright with no corrosion or pitting", since I can't tell from the photos.
But, his "as is" scares me. I would be reluctant to buy from anyone unwilling to give a 3-day inspection, standard in the firearms business.
Neal
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I checked my book(s) and everything is correct except for the wood grips (came with plastic). Maybe the serial # was restamped after a re-finishing job because it got buffed too much (???). Seller has excellent reputation, but I agree with the preceeding post that an inspection period should be allowed. But I guess some buyers have been known to use the 3 day inspection period to take certain small parts off the gun and substitute thier aftermarket or not correct part. We live in a world that is not perfect....oh well... 0 -
It's been over 50 years since I've handled thousands of 1911s and 1911A1s so forgive me if my memory of some details are dim but these are my reservations on the subject gun.
1. Never saw Colt 45 Auto marking on any 1911 barrel and Mil barrels were often replaced because of corrosive ammo. Replacement barrels didn't carry a caliber marking. It is very doubtfull that a 1911A1 would go into a rebuild with a serviceable barrel and/or come out without a new replacement barrel.
2.Never saw Ord Ball marking on 1911s
3.Slide grooves on frame look too sharp for a used, rebuilt gun.
4.Likewise front sight edges are too sharp.
5.Hammer and slidestop look pre A1.
6.A1 mainspring housing checkering should be straight, not crosshatched.
7.Barrel should have six lands CW. Looks like more.
8. S/N is crooked. Did Colt make A1s and does the s/n correspond?
9. We used ball staking on grip bushings.
10. Recoil plate being a high impact part, should not carry stamping. I believe it is an attempt to match slide to frame. Slide could be
1911 and not an A1.
11. Frame machined edges look too sharp for a WW2 arsenal refurbished pistol
While I believe the slide is a genuine Colt slide, I don't trust the rest of the story.
This pistol needs to be physically examined by an expert who can do a side by side comparison.
The holster has been stained and polished which wasn't done.0
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