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COLT 45

DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
HELP, I inherited what looks like a Colt 45 but the markings on it do not say COlt anywhere.
on the left side of the slide it says
"Fabrica Militarde Armas Portatiles-Rosarig"
"Sistema Colt Cal 11.25mm - Industria Argentina"

on the right side of the slide it says
"P.N.N. 110907"

can anyone please give me info on the history of this gun and the value

many thanks
Dave
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello
    I have a colt 45 serial 210887 Stamped in two diff areas under the grips is stamped 650b. There is a date stamp, Pat Sept 19, 1871 under that is July 72 Jan 1975 looking into the blue book for that time the last of the serial number should have a SA. Can so one help.

    Thanks
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Help
    recently inherited what looks like a Colt 45
    the right side of the Frame above the trigger is engraved
    "Essex Arms Corp"
    "Island Pond VT"
    "38212"

    the right side of the slide says
    "Colts PT. F. A. MFG. CO. Hartford, Conn. U.S.A.

    the left side of the slide has the following number
    "7903414"

    the magazine has a 3 line inscription
    "19204
    ASSY 5508694
    MFR 1M291"

    can anyone give me info on this gun and its value?
    Many Thanks
    Dave
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a colt goverment issue 45 by the seriel number it was made in 1922 1 of 5000 its in good shape but has been used and I am curios what its worth does any one know
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I HAVE A US ARMY ISSUE 45 THAT I GOT FROM A GUY WHO WAS AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY DURING THE SECOND WAR. IT IS IN THE MOST PERFECT CONDITION THAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT ONE, WHEN IT WAS MADE, AND TWO, WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLE BE WORTH? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S WORTH IS ANY WHERE FROM A FEW HUNDRED TOO A COUPLE OF THOUSAND. CAN ANYONE HELP WITH SOME INFO ON THE WEAPON OR ON A PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THE INFO? THANK YOU!
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    NATIONAL MATCH MADE IN 1938 HOW DI I FIND THE VALUE
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looking for the value of a Colt 45 in great shape. 4.75 inch barrel, sn 159140, mfg and shipped from Colt on Oct. 30, 1894. Have letter from Colt. Blueing in great shape. Serial numbers match. Original grips in fair condition.
    Chuck@Coovert.net
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I HAVE A COLT 45, ON THE GUN IS - GOVERMENT MODEL, CALIBER 455, PATENTED AUG 19 1913, HARTFORD CT USA, SERIAL # W102135. IT IS BLUED HAS WEAR MARKS BUT IS IN GOOD CONDION. I HAVE SHOT IT ONCE AND IT WORKS GREAT. I HAVE READ GOVERMENT MODELS WERE CIVILAN CONFIGERATION, IS THIS TRUE? IS THIS FROM 1900'S ? HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH? THANKS FOR EVERYONES HELP!!!
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can any of you Colt experts tell me why my Colt 45's serial number (49XXX serial number) doesn't match the bluebook list of serial numbers for the date 1876 (or 1878). I have a Colt Authenticity letter that said it was shipped in 1878, but the bluebook said that the SAA 1st generation Colt 45 wasn't manufactured for this serial number until 1879? Is there a Navy version? (previous comments have been posted on this gun for a further description).

    I'm getting ready to put this gun up for auction, and this doesn't help, especially when it appears this gun has been reblued at some point in the past. Any guestimate on $$$? It is in good condition.

    Thank you. Melanie
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi, Would appreciate expert opinion on a gun purchased (used) in 1975. Colt Mk IV 45 ACP. It has had gold and silver hand grips added. What would the experts believe this is worth? The only other ID I have on it is the serial number. Thanks, bj
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  • DOUG MUMPERDOUG MUMPER Member Posts: 29 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    YES IT IS A 1911 SEMI - AUTOMATIC, CLIP SEEMES TO BE ORIGNAL.
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You have a potentially valuable pistol. I sold one last year, s.n. W106xxx, for quite a nice price to a collector on this auction. The pistol in question was made by Colt for the British Royal Navy in W.W.I. They were originally rust blued. Many of them were re-issued to the R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. in W.W.II and are usually so marked. They are chambered for what was then the standard British semi-auto pistol cartridge, the .455 Eley. You can shoot .45 ACP in them lacking the proper ammo, but not .455 in .45 ACP.[This message has been edited by Der Gebirgsjager (edited 01-18-2002).]
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Der Gebirgsjager is correct in the identification of your pistol. This is a potentially valuable pistol if all original.By the way, did you notice the shift lock is stuck on in your post? Loose the all-upper-case posts.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had a .455 in a Colt 1917. The accuracy with 45ACP was terrible because the barrel bore was .005" larger than the 45ACP.While you could probably chamber the Webly cartridge in a 45ACP 1911, the oversize jacketed bullet might create dangerous pressures.
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