Colt WWI 1911

[kac]

I was interested in picking one of these up and probably use it in a SASS type "Wild Bunch" shoot.

Has anyone seen one of these around here? Anybody have any thoughts on their quality, etc.?

For those who may not know, Colt is making a 1911 that they claim is essentially a copy of their WWI version, before the A1 improvements.

 

[JeepDriver]

I was interested in picking one of these up and probably use it in a SASS type "Wild Bunch" shoot.

Has anyone seen one of these around here? Anybody have any thoughts on their quality, etc.?

For those who may not know, Colt is making a 1911 that they claim is essentially a copy of their WWI version, before the A1 improvements.

Yep, they are shipped in a copy of the origional box, wraped in wax paper and a copy of the origional manual. Quality is standard Colt. The blueing is nice and the guns are well put together.

They have a few at White Marsh Arms, but they are pricey.

 

[bean93x]

i was looking at one yesterday in the local shop abd wanted to finger the hell out of it but i was too busy being distracted by everything else.

they seem really nice and are basically a exact copy of the originial WWI 1911.

small ass sights, standard hammer and grip safty, original trigger, non beveled mag well, nice blueing, colt roll mark, wrapped in wax paper (as jeep driver said).

it seems like a well built gun for the money and i'd like to have one but i have priorities

 

[zoostation]

York is coming up and there is usually a guy there who specializes in collectible 1911's. He's not cheap but 1911's never are any more.

 

[kac]

Guys, thanks for all the quick responses. I better start saving up some dough!

 

[Drmsparks]

Yep, they are shipped in a copy of the origional box, wraped in wax paper and a copy of the origional manual. Quality is standard Colt. The blueing is nice and the guns are well put together.

They have a few at White Marsh Arms, but they are pricey.

On saturday there was one under the counter at continental.

I think they used Carbonia bluing.

http://www.ronsgunshop.com/carbonia.html

 

[kac]

I think they used Carbonia bluing.

http://www.ronsgunshop.com/carbonia.html

Thanks for the info; very interesting article.