Colt .45 with capture papers

sheepherder · 07-18-2011, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by myky

This past weekend, from a garage sale, was this .45 Colt, 1917 mfg. with WW2 capture papers.

What was the sale price???

silverknife · 07-19-2011, 08:24 AM

The next time my sweetie wants to go to a garage sale I'm going too!! NICE FIND! Congratulations.

The gun was manufactured in 1917 and it also looks like the shorter grip safety of the 1911 was replaced with the longer grip safety of the A-1. Can't blame whoever made the swap. Getting bitten by the hammer on the web between the thumb and index finger hurts! Photos of the 1911 A-1 grip safety vs the 1911 below:

07-19-2011, 08:24 AM	#2
silverknife User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western New York Posts: 78 Thanks: 11 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts	The next time my sweetie wants to go to a garage sale I'm going too!! NICE FIND! Congratulations. The gun was manufactured in 1917 and it also looks like the shorter grip safety of the 1911 was replaced with the longer grip safety of the A-1. Can't blame whoever made the swap. Getting bitten by the hammer on the web between the thumb and index finger hurts! Photos of the 1911 A-1 grip safety vs the 1911 below: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Need #23 side plate & toggle axle pin and #01 hold open.

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