Sup Jow Forums, can someone help me identify the age and approx value of this 1911...

Sup Jow Forums, can someone help me identify the age and approx value of this 1911? My neighbor traded it to me for a chance to kill a deer on our family hunting property, I figured being a Colt it was at least worth something. I know nothing of these guns but I'd like to clean and shoot it; any advice is greatly appreciated.

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What's the serial?
>get doxxed
Literal bullshit, the serial can be used to look up exact mfg. year.

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The gun is back at the camp, all I have is these couple photos. Don't have serial. He told me its a nickel plated officers model that was passed down to him.

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I'll give you $200 and a rack of natty

Hmm, well you'd need the serial to determine exact production year but the US never issued any nickel plated ones so that's definitely after it was in the service. Not an issue really, that was the common thing to do. It's a Colt so no rarity there, and depending on the production date you're looking at anywhere from $700+ As long as there's no stress cracks/broken internals and the barrel still has nice rifling then I'd rate that as Good+ condition.

>nickle plated
did you get that from a nibber?

Definitely wasnt made nickel plated. It was done by the serviceman after. Strange that the serial number was removed. Only way to date is by its features now. Possibly by markings on barrel if it wasnt replaced at some point, or by inspector proof marks

Thanks for the feedback, this is good to know. Can you suggest a YouTube video/forum to learn how to properly break it down and clean it?

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Dumb question but where is the serial usually located? I looked over the gun and couldn't find it.

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You picked an easy gun to disassemble. They're all pretty much the same and you'll really need to go no further than field disassembly unless that gun surprises me and has internal gunk. Just type in "1911 field disassembly" and any of the videos will be just fine. Just don't worry about the bushing tool you won't need it must make sure you keep your thumb over the cap so it doesn't fly off into the far corners of the room and you're fine.

>Strange that the serial number was removed.
Not really. It was stolen from the Army when some GI came home. You see that on a lot of WW2 guns.

Right side of the gun just under the slide on the frame about even with the ejection port. Yours were filled in when it was nickeled but you can cross reference manufacture marks elsewhere on the gun once you disassemble it. Look for any marks you can find on the barrel or on the internals of the gun once you get it apart.

Stolen, and illegal to own pretty much anywhere in the US. You could sell the parts and ditch the frame, I suppose. More potential trouble than it's worth.

Shut the fuck up tripfag. Literally worse than cancer

Fuck you, cheese eater. Got any better advise?

*namefag

My advice to you would be to go back and repeat English class

Has it been chromed? If so, then its value is nothing to cry home about. GIs often modified grab-me-gats from ww2. Chrome was a common modification. I think they're cool, but the current collector market doesnt give them a second glance. That being said it's probably authentic unless (1) geniune slide on mismatched frame; (2) wmk serial; (3) 1911 serial

Without the serial number, there's not much you can know. Nice looking gun though

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OP here; thanks for all the replies, a lot of useful info here. I'll be back at the farm this weekend and will probably strip/clean/shoot it a bit. Is modern ammo safe to shoot? Any recommendations?

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Thanks for the info; I just assumed it was nickel but how could I tell?

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Glad you posted; when my neighbor first handed it to me I thought of that picture/gun. That is an awesome piece.

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