US Army colt 1911 question

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Hi folks,
Yesterday I bought a colt 1911 that appear to be made in 1918, I think that all parts is original to the gun except the magazine from what I read is a Springfield,
the bore is in good condition and the blue is almost gone

Can someone tell me more?
What is the value of this one these days?
Thanks for your help

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Very nice find! You don't see many original USGI M1911s, many are parked and have A1 parts mixed in during refurbishment. Couldn't give an exact value but I suspect 2000ish in the current market.
 
Nyles said:
Very nice find! You don't see many original USGI M1911s, many are parked and have A1 parts mixed in during refurbishment. Couldn't give an exact value but I suspect 2000ish in the current market.
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Thank you , 2000$++ is what I am thinking Collector source have one priced at 3000$ but it's on the high side ,
this gun was in a safe for the last 30 years and doesn't have shoot a round in this time.
And for the magazine , no body have a Idea ? I found only one similar , is on e-bay and the guy ask 400$ usd for?????? It supposed to be a scarce one
 
You have what collectors consider a black army finish, they want to speed up production and inturn made cuts in the blueing process compared to the earlier high polish amdbrush blued finish. Everything looks correct as I can see, on the price side I recently sold the nicest one I've ever seen for 2850, it had 90% of its finish left with very little marks or wear. Nice pistol and nice piece of history.
 
live4therut said:
You have what collectors consider a black army finish, they want to speed up production and inturn made cuts in the blueing process compared to the earlier high polish amdbrush blued finish. Everything looks correct as I can see, on the price side I recently sold the nicest one I've ever seen for 2850, it had 90% of its finish left with very little marks or wear. Nice pistol and nice piece of history.
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Thank you
Do you think 2000$ is ok ?
I don't want to sell but just know is real value
 
Two grand is probably pretty close. I think the magazines for the 1911 of that era were known as two tone mags by Colt collectors owing to the heat treatment of the top end. I think you can make out a slight two tone colour in yours.
 
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