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A cousin just text me. 1 of their side of the faimly passed. Gun nut old guy. They found some boxesssss of stuff and need it ID'd. I stopped them after 3 pics. Either bring EVERYTHING by or Ill come to you. DONT GO MIXING UP THE BOXES!
Says there are dozens of boxes with no clue what goes where lmao
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Ill be cleaning up my work area and labeling 💩 tonight.
 
Came up as a 1965 Commercial Colt.
Hope all/ most of the parts are there. I have some stuff from that time, not much.
The finish is toast 😞
Said there were some other stuff incomplete & sent me pics of Nazi stamps etc.
Who knows. It should be interesting.
 
Lol I dont bubba stuff
 
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So are you getting all this stuff, or what? :D What are the bandoliers? 30 Carbine? What is that pistol mag? Are those AK mags? :unsure:

Offer them $200 for all of it would be a fair deal for both of you. Unless more treasures await! :)

That 1911 is certainly fixable. 0000 steel wool and WD-40 to clean the rust, slap it back together and test fire (it will). Cerekote it tan when done? :unsure:
 
Bronze wool and Balistol for rust.

As close to alchemy and magic as mortals can get.
 
Not yet, they are getting everything together. Going through boxes etc. Still findings stuff.

They are Sino-Russian AK mags. 3 bumbs on each side of ass end of mag.
 
Other mag in red box Im almost positive is a Mini 14/30 magazine. Holes around top are good indicators
 
Cant really tell from pic on 1911 if ejector is broke or just factory short.
I got enough stuff from that time period laying IN BOXES 🤣 to put it back factory.
Hoping its just bad surface rust and thats the bad side.
Think I have 14- 1911s and pretty sure I sold the 38 super or traded it??
I need another anything like I need more dogs.
Need to start selling off stuff, atleast get it down to 2 safes.
 
I actually just cried,thought I had forgotten how 😞

Got the 1911 apart and started cleaning it.
Im not sure it was ever fired 😞
Blue worn on trigger thats about it. Rails still had the finish intact 95%+. Barrel hood, barrel shelf and forward impact surface ZERO wear.
Good news is only the finish is damaged. Found couple spots on slide serations that had pitting & few inside mag well. All just enough to feel with pic, barely see it. Grain of salt size pits.
Like he bought it, took apart and passed away all in the same day.
Frame has 75% of finish GONE & slide about 10% gone.
Finish cleaning it, put back together and see how she shoots.
 
That is a pre Series 70 1911.
Note the ejection port is not lowered. It is essentially the same as a WW2 1911A1, just with a commercial finish.
If memory serves, the serial number should have a "C" prefix to denote civilian production if it is pre-war, and a blocky C suffix if it is post-war.
Yours is the latter, so it is likely 1950's-1960's production.

It seems you have a decision to make.

1. Have the gun evaluated for collector value in its current condition. If it is more valuable as is vs. re-blued, you may want to leave it in its current state and just keep it well-oiled to prevent further corrosion. Collectors love their patina. The rest of us call it rust. 🙄

2. Send it off to Doug Turnbull for a period correct restoration if you want to spend the money and return it to its original glory. Doug is a master at recreating the exact type of bluing used by each of the historic companies and their different bluing methods. This may add value beyond the cost of restoration being you have nothing invested in it.

3. If it has no significant collector value and you just want it as a shooter. Cerakote H-238 Midnight Blue is an excellent replacement for traditional bluing. You can even duplicate the original matte rounded surfaces/polished flat surfaces by wet sanding the flats with 600 wet or dry after Cerakoting.

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Yes "C" numbers come back 1965.
Modified ejection ports didnt come out till the 70s.
A1 came out early 50s with A1 referring to mods made to frame and beavertail/hammer
 
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It doesnt have anything special other than once having a finish performed by the hand Of GOD.
Talked to him this morning, its a truck gun now 😱😭😭😭😭😭😭

I was tossing around Ceracoat Midnight Black or the Blue. Just hurts my soul. Ill get over it one day.
 
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