Another "bought this from the widow....." story

blaiwayw

What's it worth now? Ithaca M1911A1 sn dates it to 1943. Excellent condition. I shot some of the early 50's ammo that came with it, so I know operation is fine. I "bought this from the widow" (a friend of my 70year old mother)of a WW2 glider pilot. It was in a Sears 1943 shoulder holster and the clip (still in the gun) was loaded with 1942-43 headstamped ammo. She also had three boxes of ammo from Twin Cities armory with ammo stamped 54 and 56. This was about 15 years ago and at the time I had an FFL. I paid her my cost of a new Colt. Seemed fair, since I had no idea of what it might be worth. I think she probably would of given it to me. I'm not a WW2 collector, since I favor guns I can shoot without feeling guilty about it. Anyone else have a story like this, "bought this from the widow"?

llib

Ithaca produced a total of 335,466 pistols for the government during WWII. Some of them in average handling and holster wear condition bring $750 to $850. New, never issued and un-fired in the original factory box about $1100. The bidders in a given area of the country may pay more, or less, according to demand. Some of the earliest ones, first production, were assembled with Colt frames from WWI and new Colt production. The serial number will tell you a lot.

CZECHMATE2

If you haven't cleaned it since you shot that early ammo do it now! Just in case it is corrosive.