Colt 1911A1 Value

[oldcanuck]

It has the original two tone finish.

Two tone finish..... are you referring to a Parkerized frame and Parko-Lubrite slide....??? Or an actual color difference ??????

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[Johnny Peppers]

Two tone finish..... are you referring to a Parkerized frame and Parko-Lubrite slide....??? Or an actual color difference ??????

One of the few things that Mr. Clawson missed. When the finish was changed from Parkerizing to Parko-Lubrite, the finishes were not mixed. For some reason on most of the late Colts with Parko-Lubrite finish, the receiver was sandblasted while the slide was not. This gave a different appearance to the finishes of the slide and receiver, and the thinking that the actual finish was different. If you look at one of the sandblasted receivers you will see that the top of the receiver was not sandblasted, leaving it smooth and dark. The finish was smooth enough that Ordnance allowed Colt to discontinue the practice of polishing the feed ramp, and they are finished over. While the color difference on the slide and receiver of this Colt is exaggerated somewhat by the angle the light is hitting the pistol, it shows the difference in color due strictly to the metal prep before finishing. It also shows the tempered area of the front of the slide, which is also exaggerated by the difference in metal prep.