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<blockquote data-quote="AlongCameJones" data-source="post: 3598685" data-attributes="member: 47875"><p>I owned a Colt Series 70/Mark IV Government Model .45, blue, I bought used at an Oklahoma pawn shop in 1990 for $420 while stationed at Fort Sill. It was in fairly good shape and shot so-so at the range. A little sloppy but so-so. In 1992 I had it re-blued. I put on new wood checkered grips. The army MP's confiscated it from me for not having it registered on post in 1994. When I left the army in 1995, they said they couldn't find it and said it probably got destroyed.</p><p></p><p>In 2000, I bought a post-war Colt Govt. Model .45, blue, from a private seller in Idaho for $1,200 in really nice shape. The seller said it was pre-64. It came with a .22 conversion kit and had a rubber Pachmayer grip. I had to dump this pistol in 2002 at a pawn shop in ID when money was tight. I'd give my two front teeth to have that gun back in the condition I had her when I parted with her today.</p><p></p><p>I discovered this new outfit called DoubleStar that makes 1911's from $,1400 to $2,200 today. Is an ordinary service-looking 45 really worth that much? DoubleStar in Kentucky also cooks up some mid-grade/mid-price AR rifles to boot. The pistol in this video is $2K+ for just a standard service-looking 45. Nice finish and stamping quality though. But 2 grand???</p><p></p><p>The new Colt M1911's and many others that I've seen from the 1990's up to about 2005 under $1K have rough-looking markings on barrel, slide and frame. I have not seen a new 1911 in person since. I would only want a classic COLT in primo shape like that pre-64 I had. What is that pre-64 now worth on today's market?</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]f-dkjQSPQEs[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlongCameJones, post: 3598685, member: 47875"] I owned a Colt Series 70/Mark IV Government Model .45, blue, I bought used at an Oklahoma pawn shop in 1990 for $420 while stationed at Fort Sill. It was in fairly good shape and shot so-so at the range. A little sloppy but so-so. In 1992 I had it re-blued. I put on new wood checkered grips. The army MP's confiscated it from me for not having it registered on post in 1994. When I left the army in 1995, they said they couldn't find it and said it probably got destroyed. In 2000, I bought a post-war Colt Govt. Model .45, blue, from a private seller in Idaho for $1,200 in really nice shape. The seller said it was pre-64. It came with a .22 conversion kit and had a rubber Pachmayer grip. I had to dump this pistol in 2002 at a pawn shop in ID when money was tight. I'd give my two front teeth to have that gun back in the condition I had her when I parted with her today. I discovered this new outfit called DoubleStar that makes 1911's from $,1400 to $2,200 today. Is an ordinary service-looking 45 really worth that much? DoubleStar in Kentucky also cooks up some mid-grade/mid-price AR rifles to boot. The pistol in this video is $2K+ for just a standard service-looking 45. Nice finish and stamping quality though. But 2 grand??? The new Colt M1911's and many others that I've seen from the 1990's up to about 2005 under $1K have rough-looking markings on barrel, slide and frame. I have not seen a new 1911 in person since. I would only want a classic COLT in primo shape like that pre-64 I had. What is that pre-64 now worth on today's market? [MEDIA=youtube]f-dkjQSPQEs[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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