It's amazing what you find in small town nc pawns shops
The father passes away and the unappreciative son takes it and pawns it or trades it for a plastic fantastic.
I rescue what I can.
I got the above model ten that way.
Box, owners manual , cleaning rod and wax paper. Looks unfired no turn...
Personally I probably have at least 10 ( probably more) 1911s in the safe that I bought brand new and just haven't gotten around to shooting. With work and a heavy idpa schedule in the warmer months theirs just not enough time to shoot everything, so I can't disbelieve their are others like me...
I own probably 25 or more1911s and for years was a self proclaimed 1911 snob,
But over time I learned that price don't make the gun run.
From colt to kimber, Caspian to custom, but on Saturday when I travel to the local idpa match it's my rock island ultra commander that make the trip. And...
I own colts and kimbers and several other models and have run them hard in idpa matches with no complaints on either, but I am a colt fanboy,
Handle both, and buy the one that calls to you.
No.just a big van Halen fan in my younger years, preferably the Sammy Hagar version, I'll get around to posting some pics once I get a feel for navigating the forum, here's one of my Bush custom built on a Caspian frame and slide bar- sto barrel