vintage RCMP colt 1911 a1

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found a vintage colt 1911 a1 on line for sale comes with rcmp holster and 2 mags says its in exc shape ,i havent seen it he is asking $1200 /not in a store
is this a good deal/vg deal
what should i be asking /type of info
i dont own a handgun yet
 
ongaro said:
found a vintage colt 1911 a1 on line for sale comes with rcmp holster and 2 mags says its in exc shape ,i havent seen it he is asking $1200 /not in a store
is this a good deal/vg deal
what should i be asking /type of info
i dont own a handgun yet
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Post a link to it. I never heard of the RCMP having 1911's but what do I know?
 
I expect the only thing RCMP related is the holster, and that it just happened to fit the 1911. Lots of those holsters around..I once bought a WW2 vintage 1911 that came in a P38 holster. Does that mean the Wermacht carried 1911's? Hardly...Just look at the gun as having the value as I doubt the holster is associated with it but if I am incorrect, it is truly rare.
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ongaro said:
found a vintage colt 1911 a1 on line for sale comes with rcmp holster and 2 mags says its in exc shape ,i havent seen it he is asking $1200 /not in a store
is this a good deal/vg deal
what should i be asking /type of info
i dont own a handgun yet
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Find out if it is military issue or civilian . Both will still have high value if in good shape .
If you are just starting out pistol shooting a 1911 45acp is not the best choice for a first handgun . But is a good choice as a handgun to own once you master the art of shooting it .
 
Rcmp 1911 ????

From Arms and Accoutrements of the Monted Police 1873-1973 by Philips and Klancher, page 55....." The RCMP acquired the 45 ACP Colt automatic pistols owned by the British Columbia provincial police taken over that year. For a time a few of these largebore automatiics were actually carried by members"
Unlike the Colt New Service, the authors do not give any listing of serial numbers for the 1911 but..... maybe the BCPP archives if there is such a thing/??
 
its a 1955 colt 1911a1
reading it again it says the holster is rcmp
im finding out about if it is millitary or civilian
i am going to buy a beretta 9mm as my first but ive always wanted a 1911 colt and though this may be a good deal?
 
The BCPP was disbanded and replaced by RCMP E Division in August of 1950 (with about 95% of members becoming Mounties), so something isn`t right with this scenario if the only 1911`s associated with the RCMP are the BCPP guns, and the gun your are talking about is a Colt made in 1955.

If you have found an M1911A1 with provenance to the BCPP and the RCMP, then you have a true collector`s item - something that should be in a museum or, at the very least, you should not be shooting it. There are likely less than a few hundred guns like this ever issued (BCPP was about a 500 member force at it`s peak, and mainly issued revolvers, and certainly the RCMP did, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Like_a_duck.jpg)

The whole scenario sounds wrong to me though. If this is a firearmscanada listing, I would just forget about it. Frankly, if it is an BCPP/RCMP 1911, the price is way too low. If it is a beat-up mismatched old 1911 with an RCMP revolver holster (which it likely is) the price is too high.
 
The gun was purchased by the Canadian federal government for use by
Forestry. The S/N is 270905C.
this is the e-mail i recieced what do you guys think its worth if its truely in exc shape
i looked up the ser # there were 2000 made that year for the government
 
I now you are looking for a clear-cut answer, but as you can see, that is not too easy to get!
Given the wide range of opinions here, your decision on the value of the pistol to you is what matters. You can find old 1911s for $300 and up, so what makes one worth big money depends on what you value. If you value shooting and improving your competence, then a pistol such as the one you are inquiring about probably has less value than any number of other pistols both from Colt and from other makers. If you want to have a "real Colt" and one with a good story to it and you feel good about having what is essentially a piece of history/art then its value to you may be higher.

So if you are looking for an excuse to spend $1200 on a Colt 1911 that may have some value as a collectible piece....
 
ghostie is right about the transfer of the BC Proviencial Police officers to the RCMP. The officers had that choice, or to stay with the BC Government, my uncle transferred to the BC Game Department.
 
iain53 said:
I now you are looking for a clear-cut answer, but as you can see, that is not too easy to get!
Given the wide range of opinions here, your decision on the value of the pistol to you is what matters. You can find old 1911s for $300 and up, so what makes one worth big money depends on what you value. If you value shooting and improving your competence, then a pistol such as the one you are inquiring about probably has less value than any number of other pistols both from Colt and from other makers. If you want to have a "real Colt" and one with a good story to it and you feel good about having what is essentially a piece of history/art then its value to you may be higher.

So if you are looking for an excuse to spend $1200 on a Colt 1911 that may have some value as a collectible piece....
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thanks for a good straight reply i now think ill pass on this one
thanks
 
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