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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3815500" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>Sort of...</p><p></p><p>I had an apparently unissued Colt 1911A1 from WWII I bought from a collector who got it from the NRA (similar program to the CMP I guess) back in the early 60s. It was made in 1944, still in the Kraft box, both magazines still wrapped in the wax paper. Had to pretty much give up a kidney for that one.</p><p></p><p>I'd take it out and fondle it and whisper to it every once in a while. Finally, I went thru this phase where I didn't want guns I wasn't gonna shoot taking up space (and money) in my safe. I had a box of WRA ammo from 1945. I took that ammo, loaded both of the mags for the Colt and fired 14 rounds thru that gun. I then carefully cleaned and oiled it, put it back in the box, and sold it on GunBroker for north of $5,000. Almost 5 times what I paid for it back in the late 80s.</p><p></p><p>I still have several guns I haven't shot. A really nice Collector Grade CMP Garand that looks like it just came off the production line, a new Python and maybe a few others. Not so much can't bring myself to shoot them as I just have other things to shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3815500, member: 45773"] Sort of... I had an apparently unissued Colt 1911A1 from WWII I bought from a collector who got it from the NRA (similar program to the CMP I guess) back in the early 60s. It was made in 1944, still in the Kraft box, both magazines still wrapped in the wax paper. Had to pretty much give up a kidney for that one. I'd take it out and fondle it and whisper to it every once in a while. Finally, I went thru this phase where I didn't want guns I wasn't gonna shoot taking up space (and money) in my safe. I had a box of WRA ammo from 1945. I took that ammo, loaded both of the mags for the Colt and fired 14 rounds thru that gun. I then carefully cleaned and oiled it, put it back in the box, and sold it on GunBroker for north of $5,000. Almost 5 times what I paid for it back in the late 80s. I still have several guns I haven't shot. A really nice Collector Grade CMP Garand that looks like it just came off the production line, a new Python and maybe a few others. Not so much can't bring myself to shoot them as I just have other things to shoot. [/QUOTE]
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