This channel is centered on the exploration of a large private collection of Colt Automatic Pistols (not my collection) aquired over 30 years of traveling to gunshops, auctions and gunshows.
The collection is a testiment to the genius of the American gun designer John M Browning, the manufacturing abilities of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company and one man's passion of collecting historic examples of Colt's line of automatic pistols.
Colt won't supply their own distributors with guide rod for Delta or any other part for a fact I went Wilson GI guide rod and Wilson Combat 22pound flatwire spring Brownells and Midway USA are Colt part distributors check these sites and find Out of stock will be your answer
Before my brother was ship off to vietnam a guy approached him with a trunk full of pistols he paid 45 dollars from a 1911 45 ethica 45 he packed it in his duffel bag and sent it home to my dad ,and we used to shoot it every year for the 4th of july
I have a Brazilian Military Colt 1911 .45 acp that my grandpa picked up in Anzio during WW2. It has the Crest and Portuguese script on the slide . But it has absolutely no date or numbers on the frame or slide. The frame says " Property of US Government " . And it has colt manufacturing logo on the frame as well. It is Nickel Plated with real Ivory grips although I have no idea what Animal the Ivory was harvested from to make the grips. I did have the grips looked at because i wasnt sure if they were actually Ivory or bone of some kind . It has a adjustable rear sight as well. It's super accurate and runs flawlessly like it always has. I love it not just for the sentimental aspect but it's a fantastic shooter . And by fantastic I mean it's Fantastic !
There are so many tiny components. I’m not sure doing a complete disassembly is a good idea. Is there any reason to really do this to clean the weapon?
It would have been nice if Colt had made the magazines to match the originals with a half-blued finish and a lanyard loop on the mag......That said, still a very nice reproduction, I like mine!
I disagree with the date of manufacturing as i have an 84 version of said 1911 . Not quite the coffee table piece but in normal parkerised single thumb safety. Wood grips with colt medallion however the grip safety has a narrow short upsweep tang for the hammer which astetheticaly looks better however it gives me tang bruses lol!! Sights are 3 dot
If your gun is a early 80's pre 84 the woods grips are correct until 85!! I recently picked up an 84 MKIV 80 series officers 1911 45 ACP. It has the wood gold medallion grips with packmayer bump pads on the 3 -6 round only mags!! Doing research the 85 got the Packmayer grips as well!! BTW if you have any videos on any officers 3.5 " 1911's would be great 👍
Again in this video you left out the difference in the thumb safety's between the two 1911's!! The post war version has more of what looks like a new standard thumb safety and the pre war has the nub GI style! Not to mention the slide stations are angled forward and wider
I have 2 Colt Classic Government models which one I'm going to duplicate myself! Nothing was mentioned about the thumb safety as it plays a big part in the triggers action 🤷
