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Posted: 2/17/2023 6:02:49 PM EST
Help.
I've never heard of a 38 Special Colt 1911 type gun. I know nothing of 1911 or Colt guns anyway. Gun values Blue Book is not much help. I'll try to get a partial serial # in a bit. A buddy is asking for info and value. I'm lost.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 6:11:07 PM EST
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That’s a bulllseye gun and it’s cool. Good luck finding magazines.
As far a value, I’ll give you tree-fiddy, if you don’t cash the check until next Friday. |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 6:16:46 PM EST
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yep
IIRC, they were designed to shoot full wadcutters Jim Clark Sr stuff |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 6:22:16 PM EST
[Last Edit: DVCER]
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Cool gun, limited value. Usually a 5 shot mag, holding wadcutters.
That appears to be a factory colt. Many were made by Clark . Could be worth $$$ to a colt collector, the Clark guns show up for 750-1200. |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 6:36:35 PM EST
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If its a good as it appears and has box/papers it’ll run $1500-2000 on Gunbroker.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:57:43 PM EST
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MKIII National Match, "NMR" or "MR" suffix. Mfg from 1961-1974. Page 530 of Blue Book 28th Edition. 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:13:22 PM EST
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:40:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BM-ARM-DPMS-guns: If its a good as it appears and has box/papers it’ll run $1500-2000 on Gunbroker. If someone has welded a rib on the slide or soemthing , mayber.... More like $3k plus if it is a real colt and even more with a box and papers Mags are rare and costly. Ammo has to be flush loaded 38 wadcutters. Dad had a Colt and a S&W 52 38 wadcutter gun. At some point he sold the Colt but I still have the Smith. Both the Colt and Smith are very fun to shoot but you almost have reload due to the wadcutter needing to be flush with the case mouth. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 3:10:04 PM EST
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Originally Posted By FreeAmerican: If someone has welded a rib on the slide or soemthing , mayber.... More like $3k plus if it is a real colt and even more with a box and papers Mags are rare and costly. Ammo has to be flush loaded 38 wadcutters. Dad had a Colt and a S&W 52 38 wadcutter gun. At some point he sold the Colt but I still have the Smith. Both the Colt and Smith are very fun to shoot but you almost have reload due to the wadcutter needing to be flush with the case mouth. I paid about $900 for mine but that was years ago. Correct about the ammo, no lead can be protruding from the case mouth at all. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 3:23:19 PM EST
[Last Edit: fxntime]
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 Attached File Attached File$1500 MINIMUM if in good shape with one mag. Add $100-$150 for each additional Colt mag. I snagged 2 extra in excellent [had 2] for $50 each and walked out of the show feeling like a GOAT. Reload, but it's easy and the brass lasts forever and ever amen due to the low pressure. [2.8-3.2 grains of bullseye is norm.] I've loaded plastic cases with a primer and rubber bullets [all the way in the case full wadcutters] and popped them in it inside, you just need to hand cycle the slide. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 5:49:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FreeAmerican: Dad had a Colt and a S&W 52 38 wadcutter gun. At some point he sold the Colt but I still have the Smith. Both the Colt and Smith are very fun to shoot but you almost have reload due to the wadcutter needing to be flush with the case mouth. I have a Smith 52 as well. Love it! I get my wadcutters from GA Arms at a reasonable price. |
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Posted: 2/20/2023 12:57:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DVCER: Cool gun, limited value. Usually a 5 shot mag, holding wadcutters. That appears to be a factory colt. Many were made by Clark . Could be worth $$$ to a colt collector, the Clark guns show up for 750-1200. Had a friend, who died about ten years ago, that had one of these pistols. Probably 30-40 years ago, he toured Europe with a group, putting on bulls-eye demonstrations. Apparently, the 5-round magazine was a plus to comply with local firearm regulations. |
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Posted: 3/13/2023 9:21:09 PM EST
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Posted: 3/16/2023 1:49:19 PM EST
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Is that a factory trigger?
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Posted: 3/16/2023 4:13:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mouthpiece: Is that a factory trigger? Yes, that is the factory trigger, NM, so the trigger is different then standard govt models. |
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Posted: 3/16/2023 5:07:22 PM EST
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These are rimmed cartridges, right?
How’s that work? Like a .22 magazine? |
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Posted: 3/16/2023 5:27:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: These are rimmed cartridges, right? How’s that work? Like a .22 magazine? Yes. Never had a bobble in mine. I was actually quite surprised as ''blunt'' hardly describes the round. |
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Posted: 3/16/2023 7:00:47 PM EST
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Guy posted this in my ad. Interesting info.
https://revivaler.com/colt-m1911-gold-cup-national-match-38-special/ |
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Posted: 3/17/2023 1:09:33 PM EST
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Posted: 4/30/2023 12:29:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fxntime: Yes. Never had a bobble in mine. I was actually quite surprised as ''blunt'' hardly describes the round. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fxntime: Originally Posted By FredMan: These are rimmed cartridges, right? How's that work? Like a .22 magazine? Yes. Never had a bobble in mine. I was actually quite surprised as ''blunt'' hardly describes the round. |
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