Back in 1977 my next door neighbor had a collection of 1911s (about 30 ) he was an older gentleman I remember going to his house and looking at all the guns in a kitchen cabinet when he passed away his daughter come from New York to sell his house and she didn't like guns a took them to a police station ( I only learned about it after I come home from work) after that I didn't sleep good for alone time.
If I discovered my grandfather’s battle carried 1911 was a Singer and worth a fortune I still wouldn’t sell it. Some things are worth more than money, keep it in the family and pass it down as a link between past and present.
RIP Mr. Scoutten. He and Paul Harvey are my favorite personality voices. I bet these 1911 run like a sewing machine. I know, I know but I had to say it.
The 1911 is a master piece I remember my granddaddy had a Remington Rand filthy as hell clean it up took the rusty spring out of the magazine and cleaned it up and it shot like new money. The new technology of mim parts doesn't work as it should in the newer models so beware of what you buy.
If you’re referring to a WW2 1911a1, it means it’s likely a “lunch pail gun”. Something assembled at home by a factory worker who smuggled out the parts one by one in his or her lunch pail. Those can be quite collectible themselves so long as all the parts are original.
