1914 Colt Army 1911 pickup

Picked her up for what I think was a decent price. Not sure if reblued or not, but if so they did a very nice job. Minimal wear on internals

Gave it a CLP bath, don’t mind the residue
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8gDRMADl-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...hs2ubn6l-1.jpg

Slight Finish wear on lugs, no missing metal
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...wCYNHzFl-1.jpg

Nice looking old pistol, one of my favorites.

"...if re-blued or not..." If it was, I suspect it wasn't recently due to the holster wear on the slide. Dunno if there were pre-war(well U.S. involvement) 1911's that were blued or not. There doesn't seem to be any of the Ordnance Board inspector's marks either.

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Originally Posted by Sunray

"...if re-blued or not..." If it was, I suspect it wasn't recently due to the holster wear on the slide. Dunno if there were pre-war(well U.S. involvement) 1911's that were blued or not. There doesn't seem to be any of the Ordnance Board inspector's marks either.

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It’s there (this is before cleanup)

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...SMTZUIIl-1.jpg

Didn’t show up well in OP pics

I had my 1913 Colt reblued, those inspector marks were the first thing to go as they are very shallow.

Russ

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Originally Posted by RASelkirk

I had my 1913 Colt reblued, those inspector marks were the first thing to go as they are very shallow.

Russ

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Well, maybe a good sign that it’s still there then lol.

Do you shoot yours?

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Originally Posted by steveTA1983

Well, maybe a good sign that it’s still there then lol.

Do you shoot yours?

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Good sign for your gun, not so much for mine. Someone before me used a grinder on the slide (album: 1913 Colt before and after - Album on Imgur). Haven't shot it yet, the firm that did the bluing ran a mag through it as a function check though.

Russ

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Originally Posted by RASelkirk

Good sign for your gun, not so much for mine. Someone before me used a grinder on the slide (album: 1913 Colt before and after - Album on Imgur). Haven't shot it yet, the firm that did the bluing ran a mag through it as a function check though.

Russ

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The finished product though......beautiful.

Replaced recoil and firing pin springs and it shoots great! No failures in the 7 mags I ran through it

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...LbRMgsRl-1.jpg