Author Topic: For all those 1911 Freaks like me (Read 522 times)

Morpheus · « **on:** May 23, 2004, 12:34:07 AM »

Was talking to lazs about this gun a while back. Finnaly brought it home after its been sitting in my desk at work for 3 months.

Prod. date is 1915. It was sent to Springfield Armory on June 15th to be issued into action during WW1. When the guy brought it in our store it came with the original holster, clip pouch with 2 full mags of dirty old 45 ammo and the lanyard strap. I ended up buying it off him for $550. Dirt cheap when you concider how much colts are going for today.

Here's a pic of it. For being almost 90 years old she's in pretty dam good shape. Shoots like a champ too

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:37:32 AM »

Cool stuff.
You going to shoot it?

Morpheus · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:54:53 AM »

LOL G she's almost 90! Cut her some slack! lol

Yeah GTO I already have. For the age of it, it shoots great. Its no race gun by any means. At 35 yards it shoots just as good if not better than any of todays new Mil Specs. Plus its a peice of history.

CavemanJ · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2004, 01:49:35 AM »

/drool

Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2004, 05:53:24 AM »

Very nice, It's one of my favs too

101ABN · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2004, 06:53:15 AM »

what a steal!!! great catch on that one. i almost got one once, it had an ingraved dedication on it to some LT dated 1914.

VOR · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2004, 07:24:52 AM »

Lucky find! Very nice collector's piece.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2004, 08:24:50 AM »

Damn wish I had a pic of my grandfather's Webley .455...

Morpheus · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2004, 08:42:56 AM »

Ahh yes Schad, the 1911s send over seas to you guys were in 455 at the begining.

Yeah I love 1911's. I dont know what it is about them. I can take them apart, play with them put them back together a hundred times and still not get tired of them. hehe

One day maybe when I am an old man I will have the whole collection of 1911's from WW2. The ones that were farmed out to Ithica, Remington Rand, Union Switch & Signal, North American Arms, there's a few more... I have a Remington Rand but they made the most of them during the war. US&S are one of the more rare ones and North American Arms only made a handful. Ahh some day...

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2004, 08:51:07 AM »

Fine weapon. Congratulations on scoring that one.

lazs2 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2004, 09:07:16 AM »

I have a nickle one "property of U.S. Government" of the 30's.. It has the short trigger and arched mainspring housing.

shad.. I have a 1917 Smith in 455 that was sent to england in WWI and returned and then sent back in WWII and returned.. two sets of british proof marks.. Webleys used to be allmost free here but are getting a little more expensive now.

lazs

eskimo2 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2004, 09:14:45 AM »

Nice gun. I like that it doesn't look mint and has a lot of charactor.

eskimo

Morpheus · « **Reply #12 on:** May 23, 2004, 10:33:46 AM »

If it could talk. Imagine what it would say.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2004, 11:04:15 AM »

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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
If it could talk. Imagine what it would say.

[SIZE=10]Bang! [/SIZE]

strk · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2004, 11:05:53 AM »

wow she is a beauty. I would love to have one of these