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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 3309803" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Unless you specifically want a firearm that was issued by US military, there is no point in purchasing one over a commercial M17.</p><p></p><p>I specifically wanted a pistol with that provenance so I was willing to pay the additional cost. The opportunities to purchase a USGI service weapon are few and far between. Aside from the recent CMP release, I believe that it's been since the 60's since pistols were made available on any large scale to the general public. There were a small batch of USMC M45's that were returned to Colt due to the substandard cerakote finish a few years back. IIRC, original retail was $800 - $1300 depending on the source. Now they are bringing upwards of $5000.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as I can tell, no special armorers tool is needed. They look like regular torx head pattern screws. I'm assuming that the pistols that required the tool were likely the first pistols that were submitted for testing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 3309803, member: 13284"] Unless you specifically want a firearm that was issued by US military, there is no point in purchasing one over a commercial M17. I specifically wanted a pistol with that provenance so I was willing to pay the additional cost. The opportunities to purchase a USGI service weapon are few and far between. Aside from the recent CMP release, I believe that it's been since the 60's since pistols were made available on any large scale to the general public. There were a small batch of USMC M45's that were returned to Colt due to the substandard cerakote finish a few years back. IIRC, original retail was $800 - $1300 depending on the source. Now they are bringing upwards of $5000. As far as I can tell, no special armorers tool is needed. They look like regular torx head pattern screws. I'm assuming that the pistols that required the tool were likely the first pistols that were submitted for testing. [/QUOTE]
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