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Colt 1911 information
mystryman
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Hello All,
I don't come to this forum much because I'm NO expert.
My father died 2 years ago today. He was a WWII veteran.
I have his Colt 1911a1 serial number 819XXX.
Besides paying Colt $100 dollars to tell me it was issued to the Army, do any of you have any additional information on it.
It is a government issue property of U.S. Army.
The slide is stamped with "P". Barrel is stamped with "G". Lower has "WB" stamped on the left side and "G".
This gun is in great condition. I have no intention of selling it and hope to pass it on to my son.
Based on it being in great condition, what is roughly the value?
I'd post pictures but its to darn hard to figure out on GB. [:D]
I don't come to this forum much because I'm NO expert.
My father died 2 years ago today. He was a WWII veteran.
I have his Colt 1911a1 serial number 819XXX.
Besides paying Colt $100 dollars to tell me it was issued to the Army, do any of you have any additional information on it.
It is a government issue property of U.S. Army.
The slide is stamped with "P". Barrel is stamped with "G". Lower has "WB" stamped on the left side and "G".
This gun is in great condition. I have no intention of selling it and hope to pass it on to my son.
Based on it being in great condition, what is roughly the value?
I'd post pictures but its to darn hard to figure out on GB. [:D]
Comments
Waldemar Broberg, the chief inspector whose staff applied his WB stamp, was on the job not quite a year, July 1941- June 1942. Collectors care about such minutiae.
The G on the barrel is correct.
Keep it clean and oiled, do not store it in a holster.
There was one on another board with almost no wear but leather holster induced rust that cut its dollar value about in half. As well as being unsightly.
We need to see multiple photos THIS CLOSE, plus pics of the barrel (inside & out):
Do not field strip your gun unless YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
Neal