1911 Colt "Black Army"

saab-bob · 12-12-2012, 04:13 PM

Thank you for all the nice comments Gents

Yeah,I will put on the correct Colt grips eventually. Right now,I want to shoot it some and its easier to handle with checkering that actually sticks.

For me,the big thrill of collecting is to hold something and think of its history.I hold this old Colt and think of the dough boys,who volunteered to go to Europe to fight the Huns.Of the next owners who carried it and shoot it and esp to the pinhead who locktied the grips screws on!

The good news,it is a tight gun. I can't feel any looseness between the frame and the slide.

Bob

rhuff · 12-12-2012, 05:15 PM

Bob,

You did good with that purchase. A real winner. I have owned a 1914 Colt 1911 since the late 1950s. I do shoot mine occasionally. They do not have hardened steel frames and slides like the 1911A1s, so if you are going to shoot yours, I might suggest that you find some "soft" ammo. I am a reloader, so I make my own soft loads for my 1911, and 1911A1 pistols. It just keeps things from cracking/breaking.

They bring a smile to my face when I take them to the range. If only they could speak!!

12-12-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Thank you for all the nice comments Gents Yeah,I will put on the correct Colt grips eventually. Right now,I want to shoot it some and its easier to handle with checkering that actually sticks. For me,the big thrill of collecting is to hold something and think of its history.I hold this old Colt and think of the dough boys,who volunteered to go to Europe to fight the Huns.Of the next owners who carried it and shoot it and esp to the pinhead who locktied the grips screws on! The good news,it is a tight gun. I can't feel any looseness between the frame and the slide. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

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12-12-2012, 05:15 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Bob, You did good with that purchase. A real winner. I have owned a 1914 Colt 1911 since the late 1950s. I do shoot mine occasionally. They do not have hardened steel frames and slides like the 1911A1s, so if you are going to shoot yours, I might suggest that you find some "soft" ammo. I am a reloader, so I make my own soft loads for my 1911, and 1911A1 pistols. It just keeps things from cracking/breaking. They bring a smile to my face when I take them to the range. If only they could speak!!