Please be sure to post images when you're asking what the value of your firearm(s) is. We find this to be a necessary tool when determining a value. Value of Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army Discussion in 'The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum' started by Kosta, Mar 28, 2017. Mar 28, 2017 #1. Kosta New Member. What is value of my colt 1911 45 serial number c239922 please advise thank you albert - Answered by a verified Firearms Expert. Describe your issue The assistant will guide you. I'm having difficulty determining the value of a 1911 Colt 45.
Hi: hope y´all may help me i have a colt.45 1911, i´ve been wondering how much it´s worth and it´s year and model,it´s charcoal mate black with a two tone slide bright black over mate, the serial number is c3407 it says on the right side model of 1911 u.s. Army and on the left side patented apr 20 1897, sept 9 1912 dec 19 1905 feb 14 1911 aug 19 1913 then it has the horse and next to it it says colt´s pt. Hartford ct u.s.a. The grips are wooden and have grooves, with the colt logo on them.
Hope this info helps!!! Hello,first off i'd have to say that your colt has been refinished at some time,that will reduce the value conciderbly,the grips sound like newer replacements,but it's still a colt and still a 1911 so i'll estimate the value around 400-500,but thats an estimate only and without seeing the gun it could be a high estimate or a low one,but condition and originality mean the most to a colt collector and it sounds like yours would fall into a shooter grade example instead of a collectors item. I'm glad I found this thread, you seem to be a good source for M1911 valuation. I just bought a presentation box for my (late) father's WWI.45, which I will need to do some cleaning on. Did some online research to identify the markings. Its serial number is 184xxx, marked 'US Property,' has Maj Gilbert Smith's inspection stamp (very clear), Francis Hosmer's provisional inspection stamp.
Original walnut (?) grips with what looks like 13 lines between the diamonds (Remington-Rand). Ideas on valuation?
Thanks, David. I have just found in my deceased parents' belongings my grandfather's (father's side) 1911 Colt. He served as an officer in the AEF in WWI. I have done some checking online, and the serial number (W102357), plus other markings, like 'Colt Automatic Calibre 455,' indicate that it was one of a batch made by Colt on contract to the RAF in 1918, and chambered for the.455 Webley instead of the American.45 ACP. There was no original magazine with the pistol. However, as an experiment, I put a.45 ACP magazine into the pistol, and it seemed to fit fine.
I was also able to work the action to eject the bullets, and they all fed correctly. I did not try to fire the pistol. Some other info I found online indicated that some of these pistol were re-chambered for.45 ACP in 1919. The pistol is in absolutely pristine condition-in fact, I don't believe it's ever been fired, though I don't have a bore sight to determine that. There are no scratches on the metal at all, however, and there are even some faint traces of Cosmoline on near the muzzle. Could you give me some idea of what this could be worth? Thanks for the prompt reply, Curt.
My grandfather, wherever he is, may be smiling at the notion that his old pistol could bring those kind of prices, but since he passed away several years before I was born, I suppose I'll never know. Without exaggerating, I can say that the finish on this piece is perfect, from the blueing (it's not Parkerized) to the checkered wood grips. The British 'broad arrow' acceptance mark is visible just where it should be, beneath the slide relead notch on the left side of the pistol.
I found it in a brown U.S. Army World War II holster, dated 1943, but there are absolutely no holster wear marks on the pistol, so far as I can see. Too bad there's no magazine, though. Hello again,just for your information the brown dated holster will value between 100-150 usually to ww2 collectors,many of these were dyed black post war and brown holsters are very collectable,as for the mag i't proably laying around somewhere i'd be on the lookout for it!you ma be able to find one online if you try searching for 1911 455 mag,or something like that,sounds like the condition definatly puts it in the high range of the values. Can ya psot a pic when ya get a chance,i'd like to see it if ya get a chance,thanks bigcurt curt.
Hello, I was just handed down a 1911 45 with the following markings: On Left side of slide: PATENTED APR.20.1897.SEPT.9.1902 DEC.19.1905.FEB.14.1911.AUG.19.1913 COLT'S PT.F.A. HARTFORD.CT.U.S.A colt logo (horse) stamped at rear On left side of body: UNITED STATES PROPERTY On left side by trigger: E.E.C On left side by safety: some image (can't make it out) with what looks like the numbers 28 On the barrel through the ejection slot: the charaters P and H seperated On the right side of slide: MODEL OF 1911.U.S.ARMY On right side of body: NO13639 On right side of trigger guard: 31 when I looked up the SN on a site it matched a lot made in 1912 but then why would it have the 1913 patent reference? Any idea on value (good condition/not perfect)?
Hi bigcurt, i have a similar pistol as 'spinnerx29' that i'm trying to get a value on. Same patent info of apr 20 1897, sept 9 1902, dec 19 1905 feb 14 1911 aug 19 1913 Colts Pt.F.A.MFG.CO HARTFORD, CT U.S.A.
Next to that is a colt emblem, serial number 929272 strange thing about it though is that the serial number was kind of hidden (on the grip) and the number '2' at the end of the serial number was marked upside down. It looks pretty old and the gun itself is almost the same color as spinnerx29's but the grip is a dark blue or black. Kind of hard to say any ideas? Would really appreciate your opinion thanks in advance.