Post by CXM on Sept 1, 2018 10:08:39 GMT -5
From time to time I go looking for old guns that interest me.... this week I found one I like a lot...A couple of days ago a friend and I went 'gun shop hopping' and I got lucky (or perhaps unlucky considering the price... 
) With some 'dickering" I was able to acquire another 100+ year old 1911 (105 to be exact.) It appears the old girl has had a lot of use over the years. I thought I'd share the "before" photos... I'm thinking this gun needs to be restored to as new condition...
Built in 1913, this old 1911 has almost no finish left, but little rust... which should not be hard to fix.
While little finish is left, the metal appears to be well 'seasoned' and a good candidate for restoration. I was particularly taken with the serial number of the gun #C-4000!! Unusual and sort of cool.
Naturally, the gun has the old style flat smooth main spring housing and the wide spur hammer as originally intended for mounted use. The grip safely has the short tang as is usual for 1911s.
The rampant Colt's pony is the small one as used on the first 1911s and located at the left rear of the slide behind the finger serrations.
For being 105 years old the grips are in surprisingly good shape, though the varnish on them has darkened over the years... I suspect the wood was spectacular when new...
Finally, the ejection port as you would expect is the old style as well...
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All in all I'm pleased to get another 'veteran' 1911... not many are left... it should come back looking something like this...
If it will come back this good I'll be really happy.
V/r
Chuck
) With some 'dickering" I was able to acquire another 100+ year old 1911 (105 to be exact.) It appears the old girl has had a lot of use over the years. I thought I'd share the "before" photos... I'm thinking this gun needs to be restored to as new condition...Built in 1913, this old 1911 has almost no finish left, but little rust... which should not be hard to fix.
While little finish is left, the metal appears to be well 'seasoned' and a good candidate for restoration. I was particularly taken with the serial number of the gun #C-4000!! Unusual and sort of cool.
Naturally, the gun has the old style flat smooth main spring housing and the wide spur hammer as originally intended for mounted use. The grip safely has the short tang as is usual for 1911s.
The rampant Colt's pony is the small one as used on the first 1911s and located at the left rear of the slide behind the finger serrations.
For being 105 years old the grips are in surprisingly good shape, though the varnish on them has darkened over the years... I suspect the wood was spectacular when new...
Finally, the ejection port as you would expect is the old style as well...
All in all I'm pleased to get another 'veteran' 1911... not many are left... it should come back looking something like this...
If it will come back this good I'll be really happy.
V/r
Chuck
