![]() For example, my early Colt 1911 is marked C7000 made in 1914 or 1915 and that is worth 5000. Not all of the pre-1919 military M1911 frames have the heart-shaped cutouts, so a lack of them doesn't eliminate the possibility it is a scrubbed military frame.īut if it does have the cutouts it is almost certainly a scrubbed Colt military M1911 frame with a commercial Colt Government Model slide. This is one of those times that Pics are needed to give you any idea of value or actual age of this Colt. The demand of used COLT 1911A1 MILITARY pistols has risen 2 units over the past 12 months. The demand of new COLT 1911A1 MILITARY pistols has not changed over the past 12 months. The used value of a COLT 1911A1 MILITARY pistol has fallen 0.00 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 3,078.61. If it has heart-shaped cutouts it is a Colt M1911 frame. The 12 month average price is 3,078.61 used. ![]() One interesting thing to do would be to remove the grips. If I had to guess, I would say it is a scrubbed military Colt M1911 frame with a hand-stamped new serial number. There are a lot of Colt slides riding on Essex frames out there, being sold as 'Colt'.Īs far as I know, Essex Arms didn't make any frames that didn't have some type of finger relief cuts behind the trigger like the post-1923 Colt frames.Īlso, why would someone scrub off the Essex Arms markings and serial number?Īnd look at the font, style, and location of the Essex serial number compared to the OP's pistol.Įven if it is an Essex frame - which I doubt - the serial number has been altered = illegal. ![]() I would not trash the frame, it could be an Essex frame which is still not nearly a Colt, but is not illegal to have either. It does not look like a Colt frame to me. ![]()
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