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 CMP approved to sell surplus 1911s in latest spending bill 
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Sun May 13, 2018 2:01 pm
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I love the history.
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BUT...It was given to me by a friends dad, who carried it as a B-17 pilot in WWII. It was his issue sidearm and flew numerous missions over Germany. He bought it thru the NRA (I believe) after the war was over. For $5...I had the purchase documentation for it but they were lost in a house fire in 1998.

He was able to buy the same one that he carried? That is super cool.


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I love the history.
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BUT...It was given to me by a friends dad, who carried it as a B-17 pilot in WWII. It was his issue sidearm and flew numerous missions over Germany. He bought it thru the NRA (I believe) after the war was over. For $5...I had the purchase documentation for it but they were lost in a house fire in 1998.

He was able to buy the same one that he carried? That is super cool.


That's the story he gave me...But I can't prove it.

The paperwork I had had the same s/n though. Shear luck that the gun didn't go thru the house fire.

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This is a "rattle trap" 1911...made in 1918, arsenal refinished at some point between the wars but with no arsenal rework proofs.

This thing rattles when you shake it and wouldn't hit a paper plate at 15 yds.

BUT...It was given to me by a friends dad, who carried it as a B-17 pilot in WWII. It was his issue sidearm and flew numerous missions over Germany. He bought it thru the NRA (I believe) after the war was over. For $5...I had the purchase documentation for it but they were lost in a house fire in 1998.

It rattles and clanks...but it NEVER fails to feed, fire, extract or eject. In a survival situation or just showing off to my buddies I'll take this 100 year old surplus Colt 1911 over any modern 1911.

https://imgur.com/ZLHszwi

https://imgur.com/cu1kvaY


What a hunk of garbage! :popcorn:

No widened ejection port, no skeleton hammer or trigger, no forward serrations.... Hammer bite is painful! I'll take it off your hands for $400, or else you should just throw it in the scrap pile. :wink05:

PS - I scored a similar one from the WWI era, made in 1917. Well worn is an understatement. Some pitting. Among my most historically valuable guns. Shoots like a dream. It would be among my last guns liquidated if I had to sell them all.

Anyone on the fence on getting one of these CMP guns, this is a real treasure to get one of a very limited gun, that's 80-100 years old. The historical rich-ness just oozes from these 1911s. I wish I had the extra cash to order one. But the price is very fair for such a unique and limited piece of functional wartime history.

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foothills wrote:
This is a "rattle trap" 1911...made in 1918, arsenal refinished at some point between the wars but with no arsenal rework proofs.

This thing rattles when you shake it and wouldn't hit a paper plate at 15 yds.

BUT...It was given to me by a friends dad, who carried it as a B-17 pilot in WWII. It was his issue sidearm and flew numerous missions over Germany. He bought it thru the NRA (I believe) after the war was over. For $5...I had the purchase documentation for it but they were lost in a house fire in 1998.

It rattles and clanks...but it NEVER fails to feed, fire, extract or eject. In a survival situation or just showing off to my buddies I'll take this 100 year old surplus Colt 1911 over any modern 1911.

https://imgur.com/ZLHszwi

https://imgur.com/cu1kvaY


I will likely be using you as my FFL if you don’t mind sir. That is if I win the opportunity to purchase one of these pieces of history.

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I dropped my paperwork in the mail last Thursday. Tomorrow is the last day for postmarks, and the paperwork requires a notary. If you’re on the fence, get it done. You can always say no later.


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I got drawn to purchase, but am having a hard time deciding if I want to pony up the cash. Damn it!

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I got drawn to purchase, but am having a hard time deciding if I want to pony up the cash. Damn it!

Mailed money and never hard a peep, did you ever get any kind of confirmation?


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mcyclonegt wrote:
I got drawn to purchase, but am having a hard time deciding if I want to pony up the cash. Damn it!

Mailed money and never hard a peep, did you ever get any kind of confirmation?


You should not have mailed a penny. Where did you see to do that?
I sent in the packet, it was free. I was sent a number back in December, stating I was drawn. I was called a few days ago on the phone to pay.

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mcyclonegt wrote:
sreyemj wrote:
mcyclonegt wrote:
I got drawn to purchase, but am having a hard time deciding if I want to pony up the cash. Damn it!

Mailed money and never hard a peep, did you ever get any kind of confirmation?


You should not have mailed a penny. Where did you see to do that?
I sent in the packet, it was free. I was sent a number back in December, stating I was drawn. I was called a few days ago on the phone to pay.


Oops, meant so say that I mailed my package, but never got any confirmation that they received it.


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