Bear Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 (edited) Hello,I took some pictures of my uncle's(my grandmothers sisters husband) Colt that he got during WWII. He died about 10 years ago. It's mine if I want it. I'm surprised its nickel plated. I know absolutely nothing about Colts.thanks,barry Edited November 24, 2007 by Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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octave Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 What your uncle had was a Foreign Service ModelColt 1911 British RAF contract S/N W 91,00 to W110696Jan 22 1918 to April 28 1919Approx 10,000 pistols were shipped to the Royal Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chuck In Oregon Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I think you'll find that's an after-market plating. Something someone did because shiny appealed to them. There's no downside to owning the gun. Factory ammo may be a little hard to find but how much do you plan to shoot it anyway? If a lot, then get some brass and load your own. .455 isn't impossible to find. It's not a valuable collectible, so shoot and enjoy it as much as you want and think of your uncle when you do, and thank him for his service and for the gun.FWIW, if it gets under your collecting skin there are a LOT of excellent Colt reference books out there.Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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