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Your oldest 1911

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October 03, 2020, 06:24 PM
elmer
Your oldest 1911

October 03, 2020, 06:26 PM
elmer



October 03, 2020, 06:34 PM
sigfreund
Not that old, but older than I.

Remington Rand 1944 with 1944-marked holster my father gave me long before I acquired the pistol.






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October 03, 2020, 06:49 PM
parabellum
1983, a Colt Combat Government
October 03, 2020, 06:55 PM
Voshterkoff
1942 Colt A1
October 03, 2020, 06:56 PM
WaterburyBob
I've got a 'US Government Property' stamped Colt 1911 whose serial number dates it to 1918.



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October 03, 2020, 07:17 PM
SPG
My oldest is a kid
1998 Les Baer TRS


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October 03, 2020, 08:51 PM
jimmy123x
I had a 1938 Ballester Rigaud, but sold it a while back. While not a true 1911, it's close.

The oldest one I currently have is an origional Colt series 70 Mark IV government 9mm.
October 03, 2020, 09:18 PM
FlyingScot
1942 Carried on Guadalcanal, New Georgia and a few other islands. Need to take a pic of it, safe queen as a family heirloom.





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October 03, 2020, 09:26 PM
PCWyoming
1972 Colt Gold Cup National Match.

PC
October 03, 2020, 09:33 PM
bald1
Oldest here is a 1987 Colt Government MKIV 45ACP.
Pictured with a 400 Cor-Bon conversion.


sigfreund, nice! Always wanted a vintage 1944-45 Remington Rand model made in Syracuse NY but never found one in decent shape with a reasonable price. Frown

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October 03, 2020, 10:39 PM
Rick Lee
I went with my mom to Ray's in Dallas around 1977 to pick this up for my dad for Xmas. IIRC, it was $145. It's mine now.


October 03, 2020, 10:44 PM
hberttmank
I have a 1980 Colt Gold Cup.



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October 03, 2020, 10:55 PM
specter77
Colt Frame dated to 1918 with an Ithaca Slide. It is an old warhorse and marked U.S Property. It also still shoots good even with original sights.

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Michael
USMC Ret
October 04, 2020, 12:39 AM
Malysh
1914
October 04, 2020, 01:17 AM
joz1911
Colt M1911 circa April 1917 (and SRS hit)



October 04, 2020, 03:31 AM
TheFrontRange
Love the 1911s being posted-about here. This one’s a comparative youngster: a Springfield Armory GSP2000 Gunsite Service Pistol from Y2K. The nearly-dead night sights are Novak’s marked “00.”





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October 04, 2020, 06:05 AM
19tass
1989 Springfield Armory
October 04, 2020, 06:20 AM
hjs157
1944 Colt 1911A1 w/ Western (Boulder, CO) "blue blade" pilot's survival knife.

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October 04, 2020, 08:49 AM
.38supersig
Thinking they would be from around the late '90s.