A New In The Box Colt M1911A1...

I never ask why. Wife afraid of guns? Pay kids college tuition? Lost job, need to buy food?

I really don't care; this is how collectible guns get transferred to the collections of those of us who appreciate them.

Neal

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Originally Posted by DaveN

I like the coin toss idea as I have 2 sons but only one is into collecting and his is modern stuff right now. Oh youth.
What's a 11B40 or is that a need to know only? Or if you tell me you'll have to kill me HA HA!
I know the Army, or Marines are always talking that way.
In the Air Force we just say " I was a Pilot" or "I'm a Fuel specialist" or in my case I'm a 57150? LOL!

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11B was infantry. Typically you were a 11B20 till you made NCO then 11B40. Thanks for your sevice one and all.

WOW, I would put that in a nice glass display case, Wish I owned it.

Have not seen any posts from John Hollbrook lately..Is he OK?

So....................are you going to shoot it?

Oh sure he is going to shoot it. If you don't you can hear them snubbing and sobbing in their boxes, or at least the ones that don't own one say that.

"Shoot me, shoot me. I want to be someone's truck gun!"

What a beautiful Colt....makes my Remington Rand look anemic. Regards, Rick.

Is the gun Parkerized or ParkerLubrite? Looks like the latter. Stunning gun and package by the way!

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Originally Posted by Bill Hughes

John, congratuations on finding such a historical item. But, why do children sell their parents items like this. I just can't understand it. Bill Hughes

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If I had that it would have to be pried out of my hands before I'd let it go.

Some folks just 'want that old junk gone' or have no one to leave it to and have medical bills to pay.