Interesting Find This Morning-Update, post#18

[highpower]

I ran across this Colt this morning.





Whats so special about it?


Yep, a Complete frame assembly direct from Colt. I was unaware that Colt sold frames separate from the rest of the gun, but here it is.


According to the fellow I got it from, he bought it new in 1995 and while he had put a slide on it and cycled it a few times, he never shot it. I believe it as the feed ramp has clearly never had a bullet pass over it and the magazine well has never had a mag in it either.




I am not really sure just what I am going to do with it, but the price was too good to pass up. I have eight other 1911's, so I don't really need another in .45 caliber. Right now I'm thinking that I'll remove the firing pin safety and use it with my Colt .22 conversion unit as a dedicated .22 plinker.


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[rcslotcar]

Nice find!

[QuarterBoreGunner]

Okay now *that* is interesting, I too was not aware that Colt ever offered this. Very cool.

[sffred]

Nice find OP. There's a few 80series Colt slide assemblies flying around too. Nice grab I'm jelly

[simonp]

What a great score! I've been looking for a colt or caspian frame for years with no luck


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[SonofWWIIDI]

Sweet!

[JTROKS]

Looks like commander?

[Carcassonne]

Okay now *that* is interesting, I too was not aware that Colt ever offered this. Very cool.

I kinda remember them doing this, but with the regular 1911, not the 1991. They did it for a while for competition shooters who bought custom slides like 38 Special.


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[SkyHawk]

Looks like commander?

The O1991 is a Govt Series 80. This one has a grip safety and hammer more common to Govt models, probably govt.

This one has an interesting finish though. I wonder if it is a light finish of some type just to keep it rust free until another finish is applied after mating and blending a slide? It looks like park but lighter. I dig the subdued look though, whatever it is.

I have used these Series 70 conversion shims, they work great and you can run series 70 slides. http://www.brownells.com/handgun-par...prod13121.aspx

[doggie]

Need more pics after you get a slide for it.

[highpower]

It's definitely a standard 1911 size frame and the serial number is in the serial number block that was started as a continuation of where the serial numbers stopped after WWII, so it is a Government Model frame. The finish looks like the parkerizing that was done back in the early '90's. I found a complete upper for it including barrel, bushing, recoil spring and guide for $250 so it looks like I am going to have about $500 total in it when I am done.

[onelonehorseman]

It's definitely a standard 1911 size frame and the serial number is in the serial number block that was started as a continuation of where the serial numbers stopped after WWII, so it is a Government Model frame. The finish looks like the parkerizing that was done back in the early '90's. I found a complete upper for it including barrel, bushing, recoil spring and guide for $250 so it looks like I am going to have about $500 total in it when I am done.

Sweet! Good find!

[audiction]

that's interesting...pretty cool!

[Lonestargrizzly]

Nice find.

[kmas]

Where go you find the rest of it?