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Any COLT 1911 Experts

gregwgregw Member Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 2016 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone know how much a COLT 1911 that has seen action in the war may be worth? Everything matches plus the original US stamped holster etc....also have an original M1 Paratrooper also a gun that has seen action in war, used by friends father and brought home
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Need quality close-up photos for accurate identification and valuation.

    Instructions for posting photos at this link.

    Given the miniscule number of M1 "paratroopers". Actually made for and by a military arsenal. Very unlikely to be original.


    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294
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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Anything from $500 to $10000 depending on what "matches" means to you and what sort of wear and tear "seen action in the war" indicates.
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  • gregwgregw Member Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How does one go about determining an original PARATROOPER. All I know is that my friend said his father would tell him stories about when he would jump from the plane with these guns. The 1911 does have imperfections but I assume that was from possible battle use. Paratrooper has the folding stock and she'll holder. Will try to get pics but was just looking forward r a starting point
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    in wwI there were 2 makers of 1911 complete pistols and also Savage made slides and small parts . WW II many different makers of complete pistols and lots of makers of parts barrels ETC lots of work has been done on what parts go with what frames what slides go with other parts and what serial numbers go with what parts . we will need good close up well lit in focus pictures of slide stop pin/ safety /trigger front surface, hammer spur.all inspector marks on frame and barrel grips Most likely 95% or more pistols will have one or more parts that is not original unless they were never used or never cleaned by someone that worked in the arms room
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Italian BM-59 stocks. Have been reworked to fit Garands. Does the one in this photo, resemble your fathers Garand rifle? Or are you referring to the much more common, M 1 carbine with folding stock?

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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gee, rufe, just which war are you talking about? And whose army?
    I was kind of leaning towards WWII myself.

    A WWII M1A1 "paratrooper" carbine is awful hard to authenticate. All the parts are freely interchangeable, and there was a lot of late war/postwar maintenance done, plus surplus sales and copies.
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  • gregwgregw Member Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes Hawk, I believe it was WWIi and it was the M1A1 Paratrooper I believe. I will try to get pics of both guns
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  • chemengchemeng Member Posts: 85 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Got my M1A1 through the CMP auction. It is authentic as far as barrel, receiver and folding stock. In 70 years almost a impossible to find one 100% original.
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