![]() I also would not shoot it but that is your call. Colt Model of 1911 Special Army, Serial Number 4 (Pre-production). More aggressive cleaning holds the potential for removing whatever little finish remains on the 1911. Pair of Type I magazines (exposed floor plate) with leather pouch. Please post the barrel markings (which should be visible on top of the barrel looking down at it through the ejection port on the slide) and I can tell you if it original.įor the sake of preservation I would recommend simply field-stripping the pistol and giving it a thorough oiling with Hoppe's gun oil. I'll invite other opinions from our forum experts but I think it would be a $5,000 - $7,000 piece in today's market. USMC pistols are rare and avidly sought in the collector market and condition has much less bearing on their value. However, it is my privilege to inform you that your pistol was one of 1,250 shipped from Colt to the US Marine Corps in Philadelphia on July 9, 1913. All of this supports the January 1945 date for the serial number range change. ![]() Ordinarily a 1911 in this condition would be a $1,500 piece. in the 1.6 million serial number range have been observed ranging from number 1,602,XXX through 1,639,XXX. Thank you for the excellent pictures which are a rarity on this forum. ![]()
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