colt govt model?

[davfink]

Hey all;

I am new to the 1911 market, though paying attention, i just want to go through the extra hassle with handgun purchasing, and looking for good deals
(stupidly i passed on all of them)

I was offered this for sale for a carbine plus cash, but i dont know much about it. What is it worth? when is it from?



last gunshow, guy had an ithaca for 1400, that i was thinking of going back for, or hopefully find a rem rand shooter for less than 1000. worse case, buying one of the new springfield milspec ones, or if anyone has one :)

thanks for your help

[davfink]

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l227/davfink/colt.jpg

[Johnny Peppers]

It is a Colt Government Model, which means it is a commercial and not a military pistol, made in 1925. It was originally finished in a beautiful oven blue finish, but has been given a phosphate (Parkerized) finish at some time in it's past. The slide would be serial numbered to the frame under the firing pin stop plate. I would think the pistol would be valued in the $750 range.

[Duane Hansen]

It would have had walnut grips originally instead of the later Coltwood grips.