Finally scored a USGI 1911

[coolhandluke]

After years of searching for a cheap USGI shooter, this gem fell into my lap yesterday (US&S slide, Ithaca frame, and High Standard barrel). She's been polished, blued, and loved on pretty hard, but I'm only into it for $525. While the gun is a little cosmetically challenged, it doesn't show much wear otherwise. Going to keep it as-is for now, but I may decide to refinish it with a Du-Lite type bluing sometime down the road. Thankfully the rollmarks and inspection stamps were not affected all that much when it was polished.

 

[CGS1]

Congrats

 

[lasher]

looks good to me, congrats

 

[adamsredlines]

I'd leave it just how it is.

 

[BrandonM]

Looks pretty sweet already! It’s supposed to look well used, like it could tell a story or two if it could talk.

 

[Ignored Member]

Refinishing guns is dumb. Wear is character.

 

[coolhandluke]

Refinishing guns is dumb. Wear is character.

The gun has already been refinished as noted above. Du-Lite bluing would have been the original finish for both the slide and frame if someone wanted to make a restoration project out of it. The wear and character is the only thing that is preventing me from doing so.

 

[adluginb]

I’ll take it

 

[surjimmy]

I already called first dibs.lol^^^^^^^ Very nice, great find.

 

[Pokinfun]

very nice!