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1914 Colt Army 1911 pickup
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10-02-2019 11:08 AM
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Nice looking old pistol, one of my favorites.
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"...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.
It’s there (this is before cleanup)
Didn’t show up well in OP pics
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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 <gulp!> as they are very shallow.
Russ
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?
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
The finished product though......beautiful.
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Replaced recoil and firing pin springs and it shoots great! No failures in the 7 mags I ran through it