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SCone wrote:Are there any markings under the firing pin stop on the slide? Any arsenal rebuild markings? Barrel appears to be a Springfield from WWII. The mainspring housing & trigger seem to date about the same.

Overall it looks like a good shooter, but without detailed photos to verify it's history, that all it will ever be.

nothing that i can see under the pin stop, the gentleman who first looked at the pistol for me went through and explained what all the stamps and markings meant... wish i'd have recorded that conversation or something, because i don't remember the details beyond what i've posted in here. i heard the value range and got so excited that i'd traded up that i kind of spaced out, lol.

SCone wrote:Do you have detailed pics of all the markings?

yep, they're on page 1. just scroll down, let me know if you want to see more.

Bump, now looking for trades only. cash is boring.

Matto79 wrote:That's still a sweet gun. Even though its made in 1918, to be functional in 2012 is outstanding. Shooting that really must be like going back in time. I understand selling it if you need the money, but I'd hang on to it. That gun is a time machine!

i have not fired it, still kind of up in the air about that... some folks on other forums are telling me to cerakote it and shoot it on veterans / memorial day... others are telling me to never put a round through it or touch the finish...

i wasn't planning on getting this thing... a guy i was trading with wanted to sweeten a deal i wasn't really keen on and threw this in to reel me in. i took a little risk in that i had no idea what to look for on a weapon this old but it turned out beautifully.

i've got it up for sale right now but every time i hold it i consider keeping it... maybe make an awesome case for it and mount it on the wall.

awesome, thanks Mojo!!

here are some additional images of markings found on the barrel, frame and slide.

sweet! thanks for the links, guys - i REALLY wish this gun could talk.

Bart wrote:

schufflerbot wrote:VERY rare Colt 1911, matching markings and numbers, fantastic condition, 100% functioning. 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY' on left side of frame, patent dates across left side of slide, serial # 506,xxx.

Does it include paperwork proving it isn't stolen government property?

ummmm. no...




crud, i hope i haven't inadvertently broken the law by trading for this thing.

Colt 1911, manufacture date 1918. matching markings and numbers, fantastic condition, 100% functioning. 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY' on left side of frame, patent dates across left side of slide, serial # 506,xxx.

SOLD

let me know what you have and thanks for looking!