I just bought an RR on GB myself last night!
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276834472
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I just bought an RR on GB myself last night!
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276834472
Karl still has them. Check the ad on http://www.coolgunsite.com.
Email him to confirm before ordering.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmark
kxk1@juno.com
Congratulations. But just a FYI, the RH grip panel is from a Colt and the SN is way too high for it to have a checkered mainspring housing. Fortunately the correct parts shouldn't be too difficult to track down online or at a large gun show.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeagleEagle
Thanks for the info!Quote:
Originally Posted by dsk
Thanks for the input on my pistol. I am the first to admit I am a complete beginner when it comes to 1911s. Too bad to hear about the grips; but these appear to USGI grips? Or is that incorrect, are they post-war? I looked at the gunbroker link, and I did certainly not pay as much for my pistol. Granted, mine is in pretty rough shape and not as nice as the one in the auction and prices are probably different here in Europe. I paid the equivalent to about $700, and I think I might have paid a bit too much. The barrel and internals all seem to be original at least, so I am happy. :)
$700 would be a good deal here on your pistol, you did well.
From what I've noticed prices on 1911 pistols in Europe are fairly low-key. With collecting it's all a matter of supply and demand, and here in the USA the demand for original USGI 1911 pistols has far outstripped the supply, resulting in some pretty crazy prices especially for the best specimens. There are plenty of surplused 1911 pistols out there on the world market, but none are allowed into the USA anymore so what we have is all we're ever going to have.