Posted: 9/16/2008 9:31:13 PM EDT
I go to my pawnbroker this morning picking up a couple of FN PBR's. In front of me is a woman talking about pawning her father's WW2 pistol.  It's marked 'M1911A1 on the frame, sn 109xxxx; that makes it Colt manufactured in 1943. Frame is parked, has the arched mainspring housing with the lanyard loop. Finish is a solid 95% (carried little/shot little). Otoh, the slide is marked 'Remington Rand'. It's also parked with just a touch of holster wear on the front edges. No idea if the slide was changed during the war or later; no time to field strip or go deeper into the frame to see if parts are correct WW2 vintage. 1911 experts...any thoughts as to how much the pistol is worth, given the slide and frame are the right vintage, but the complete pistol is not correct?? Owner left still thinking about selling the gun or not, so pictures may follow, maybe. TIA -hanko |
| That happened often. Armorers would mix and match frames/slides of the different models or would replace a worn out one with another (stangely enough a RR/Colt is the most popular one I've seen) Assuming it's 100% correct, I'd say $800-$1,000 if it's not refinished. |
pulpsmack, daaayum. I figured non-matching upper & lower might drop it to $500 or so. Shows what happens when you focus 98% on fal's for the past 8-9 years.  . A military rebuild makes a lot of sense. Park is smoother on the slide than the frame, but both have that almost-black color & look like the real thing. I'll post if I buy it, but 2 FN's today have cleaned me out for a while. Thanks for the help.  -hanko |
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As a rebuild there should be a small 2 letter stamp on the frame somewhere. Key word "should" The codes are listed here.... www.coolgunsite.com/pistols/arsenalrebuilds.htm |