A nice 1918 Colt 1911.

[turps]

Winchester73. Here is my best reblued Colt. They did a fine job! I guess they did the reblue job around the fall of 1917. They also refinished the grips too. In those days, they had some good gun people. Thanks for looking,
Joe

 

[TX Hunter]

After all these years, that design is still State of the Art.
John Browning was a Genious.

 

[30-30remchester]

TURPS, color me confused, how can a gun be refinished before it was even built? If it is truly
a 1918 vintage gun why the 1917 reblue? I assume just a typo, however a great colt. I am FAR from an expert of 1911's but the bluing looks very similiar to factory bluing. How do you know it was reblued? I am not being a wise ass or a snob I am trying to learn. From the distant photos I would assume original.

 

[turps]

The 1911 was not reblued. It was sent to France in Jan. of 1918 with a shipement of 5000 1911s (as is). I wanted to see if Winchester 73 could tell the difference between a reblue and an original finish 1911. 30remchester and TX Hunter are very astute in YOUR observations.
Your comments are appreciated,
Joe

 

[Winchester_73]

Here's an astute observation for you turps, maybe I was joking? Ever hear of that?

 

[hlds54]

very nice. Guy at a local gun shop has a 1912 1911, the bad thing is, who ever owned it before checkered the front strap and installed adjustable sights

 

[Jim Watson]

Well, he probably paid the DCM $17.50 for it, too.
You cannot judge those days by the present standard in which army surplus has become a Significant Historical Artifact and a Valuable Collector's Item.

 

[k7grc]

mine is a few days newer than yours

Check the serial numbers.

 

[turps]

K7, You have a very nice Colt! A keeper for sure!
Thanks for showing,
Joe