My favorite in my small collection.

1916 Colt 1911. P over H barrel, all original, 98%. Only 4200 made that year.
Also in this photo:WW2 Bomber jacket, 5 rds of Frankford Arsenal 45ACP in clip(all stamped Nov and Dec 1911..11-11 11-12) and a 1913 RIA Cavalry holster.

Wow, very nice Sportsdad!

Here's two of mine, a pre-70 National Match and a 70 series Gold Cup with nickel finish

here's another

I have a Colt Model of 1911 WWI replica, carbonia blued - Aprox 4000 + mfg.

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It's not an original as above - but it is a beautiful Colt 1911 !

Most of my pics of my .38 Super are pretty lousy shots.

When I was a kid, you’d occasionally see USGI surplus .45’s which at some point, had been handed off to cousin Larry who worked at Acme Chrome Plating. Larry would sneak it into work and plate it with the next batch of bumpers that went through. Eventually these pistols ended up gunshops, where kids like me would slobber all over the display case until somebody ran us off. I think I am genetically predisposed toward redheads and nickel plated handguns.

A relative came up with this Franken-Colt awhile back--WWII upper on a '91A1 frame, all poorly nickel plated.. It's an oddball and but I liked ir and finally pried him loose from it. The pistol does run and shoot well. Five rounds of USA 230 FMJ, 50 yards, rested shooting.

Worked this one myself. Combat Commander Series 70 setup. Don't have pics of my unissued Rem Rand

Beautiful! Keep them coming!
It's like porn, but for 2nd Amendment types.

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A Remington Rand isn’t technically a Colt

My daily winter carry. Colt 04691 M1911A1 Commander.
Alternate grips.

I gave one from 1916 too. Not quite as nice and thinking of having Doug Turnbull restore it.

Very nice Sportsdad.
My only 1911 in 38 Super, a Swenson

Been wanting a Wiley Clapp LW commander. Got one coming next week. I’ll be in 9 m/m hope that’s not some kind of sin. Hasbeen

Fireball, a 38 Super is still on my bucket list! Very nice!

I turned most of my Colts into cash awhile back, but here is my favorite one that I still own. Its a lightweight Gov't that is way more accurate than it has a right to be! Its an XSE, and I swear that stands for Extra Sharp Edges! When I first got this thing I think you could shave with it! I knocked the edges off with a stone, and now she is just right!

USGI 1911A1 National Match .45 built at FT Benning in the early '70's.



1931 Colt Gov't in .45



Wiley Clapp Gov't .45 with VZ grips

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Colt Combat Commander with a little, no a lot of work.

No doubt, there's some beauties here.

I had this one made in 2015 when they offered the GCNM in a 70 Series.

Delta Elite Lower, 1911A1 Upper with Clark 460 Rowland conversion kit (top)

Early Delta Elite -- Slightly customized (center)

Recent 38 Super/9mm (bottom)



Paul

Can't argue that. I guess it's about as close to some of the really nice vintage pieces posted here as I can get. Nice stuff.

Sold this one a few years ago. Not a Colt, so technically it doesn't belong here.

Still have this one, and it is an actual Colt, a Government Model made in 1961. I carried it for a few years, IWB. Bone stock, except for the grips. Still have the factory grips, but they came with hard rubber factory grips at that time, and this gun deserves better.

Colt series 70 frame and a Colt GI hard slide from the '50's. On its 2nd barrel and 3rd tune-up. Latest accuracy job looks like the best.
Bob



10 shots, 50 yds, machine rest. As good as ever

Great thread.

Delta Elite SS 10mm, Competition SS 45 ACP, XSE SS Lightweight Commander 45 ACP.

Yep. One of mine was a Springfield Armory. Guess it slipped by because the pic wasn't very close-up.

Who'd ya give it to?

Yeah, but the Springfield Armory that made mine was the actual Springfield Armory.

I want a Colt Commander 70 series. Bucket list!

That was one of my first sought after guns, too, back when they were current production, back in the early 1980s. I had one on order for almost a year. They were about as hard to come by back then as an S&W Model 29 with a six inch barrel (Dirty Harry's Gun). In both cases I eventually compromised. I went ahead and ordered a Model 57 S&W, which was easily obtained, and a standard Government Model, Mark IV, Series 70, also easily obtained. Eventually, decades later, I bought a couple of Model 29s on the used market, but never a Series 70 Commander.

I had a Commander once upon a time, but that's the only one. Just about right for CCW.

This is about perfect.


https://www.colt.com/Catalog/Special-Editions/Wiley-Clapp-Pistols

I just saw this thread a bit ago,and figured i would put my one and only 45 colt auto picture here. this one made in 1912 s/n 12163 along with a WWII Warren leather goods 1944 holster i had.

Here is my old 70 Series that prior to rebuild/re-finish/semi-retirement, was my "do everything" 1911 for a number of years. It has killed elk, deer, ground squirrels, been used in felony takedowns, used for USPSA, and about anything you can imagine.

1970s Colt Lightweight Commander.



A true mix of Old School and new.

Is this close enough to a 1911 for you guys?

First year commercial.

How about a Colt precursor to the 1911...


A family heirloom.

Posted my 1913 Colt on another thread a few weeks ago..The gun was my grandfather's I replaced all the guts and flew with it in Vietnam in '69 & '70.. It's very special and always will be.

That gun screams 1970s.

Has light trigger (why I bought it). Think new in early/mid 90's.
Pachmayr arched MS housing, rosewood grips given away.
Wilson guide rod.
Flawless.
Sights suck, but it chews a ragged hole at 50 ft.
Need to send off for Bomar rear...........but trust it like no other............so it stays with me.

My 1st EDC.................

MM

My one and only Colt in 38 Super

Another photo I put together, with Grandpa's pics and post cards sent to his sister from 1918. He was an Army Air Cadet stationed at Kelly Field.
If you visit the Texas Air museum there, you should see these post cards and his photo that I donated to them last year for display.
http://www.texasairmuseum.org/

an unfired in the kraft box remington isn't some kind of ghetto gun. It would sure bring more dollah than most of the mixmatched colts you will find circulating.

an unfired in the kraft box remington isn't some kind of ghetto gun. It would sure bring more dollah than most of the mixmatched colts you will find circulating.
come to think of it, i do know where there is one, came out of the pacific. But it's pretty clear i ain't gonna get it.

Started carrying this in 1991 as I recall.


It became my backup/ off duty gun for a while when I carried 1911 on duty in the mid/late 90s, before I switched to a .45 Glock.

MM,

that is a great looking rig--reminds me of some rigs i used about 30 years ago.

they are more than relevant to this day.

i remember the old S&W rear sights on those--was it by per chance worked on by Kings?

Thanks for the kind words, HV.

No, that wasn't done by Kings, & the concept came from Swenson, but I did the work including making the front sight from a partridge type target sight. It has a little more TLC on the parts that matter as well.............100% reliable.

My 2nd Dad was an extremely accomplished gunsmith & machinist & I had the benefit of advice, help & access to a 1st class shop for a goodly portion of my life.

I bought that gun new in 1973, IIRC...........1st handgun I ever bought & it became my 1st EDC.

Regards,

MM

great job--the front sight is a winner (and can be a challenge to do).

you are very fortunate to have that type of person in your up-bringing--it really boosts a person's progress--to start early, and at home.

really enjoy your 1911 posts--with the exception of the HK p7 and HK USP, the 1911's are my favorite CF semi rigs.

Yes, regardless of what some gun heathens think, the 1911 is still at least somewhat relevant.

MM

Yeah, a Model T will still get you from point A to point B, LOL.

I actually shot a match a few weeks ago with my 1911 Commander and out of 90 shots, it only balked once when I had too much thumb on the slide while using the slide release. I love the way a 1911 points but dang you gotta be on your toes to run one well.

Nice gun TWR, but as to your comment, that's never been my experience.

Never had an single issue with adding thumb pressure to a slide, but I'd expect the same issue if that happened with most any other semi too.

JMHO.

MM

Colt series 70 repop I got in about '08. Sent to Colt to have a model "O" package applied to it. I had Ken Crawley add a cylinder and slide smooth face medium trigger and perform a trigger job on it and a night sight in the front and open the notch up on the Novak rear sight. Need a new pic,
it now has Wilson Bullet proof Thumb safety and slide release and an Brown flat checkered mainspring.


I need to get some pics of my Stainless series '70 with the 100 year rollmark and my 100th anivIII Colt 1911
Sold my 1942 all original usgi WB marked Colt here on the fire to fund a Les Baer UTC.
I gave my other stainless government model to my son.

Great show guys. These are the most classic American firearm.

Sometimes, you gotta get them out of the house. 1924 Commercial model with ACE kit...

Great thread! I thought I'd bump it back up with a picture of one of my 1911's. This is a Colt MK IV/Series '70 Government Model 45 that has had the barrel cut back to 4'' and a Pachmayr Signature custom job done on it. This gun was completed in November of 1973. The group shown as the final group measures a few thousands of an inch over one half inch and is 5 shots at 25 yards from a Ransom Rest. Not bad for a 4 inch barrel custom job done in 1973.

1951 Commander .38 Super...full hard chrome, ivory grips...








1956 Commander .38 Super, hard chrome frame, BoMar sights

1952 Commander .38 Super daily carry gun since 2007




1970s vintage Combat Commander .45 full hard chrome with high polish.

Close friend who died a few years ago was friends with the exhibition shooter Ernie Lind. He had about a half dozen of Ernie's guns in his collection. One day when I was visiting with a friend, he gave us the gun and said to go shoot it as he wanted to make sure that it worked. Have no clue who built the gun but the slide was like on roller bearings. The engraving was done in Germany.

My friend also had a nice NAVY and ARMY marked 1911s...

Navy










Army..