Colt: Are they or aren't they?
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great scot
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I've seen the .32 version selling on Gunbroker.
Stevie-Ray
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Holy crap, the PRICE! Glad I've got an original.
FrankenMauser
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Eeerrggghh!
Look at those tool marks!
Look at those tool marks!
Yeah, I'm seeing tool marks as well. I am not a fan of the "current" finish either. Looks like a simple parkerization as opposed to the gorgeous Royal Blue they were once known for. I was not aware that they were reproducing these, and while great to hear they differ in aesthetically inferior ways.
I did read that the finish is the same for the re-introduction, but that's just patently false. They are worlds apart. I know that finish and machining marks shouldn't matter if the gun works, but with the pony on it and at that price, I think they could have done a much better job. If they do something thoroughly un-Colt and start selling parts, it would be a great idea to pick up an original 1903 and get it back up to new. Always loved those guns. Thanks for the post.
I did read that the finish is the same for the re-introduction, but that's just patently false. They are worlds apart. I know that finish and machining marks shouldn't matter if the gun works, but with the pony on it and at that price, I think they could have done a much better job. If they do something thoroughly un-Colt and start selling parts, it would be a great idea to pick up an original 1903 and get it back up to new. Always loved those guns. Thanks for the post.
I have long said that you can't sell a repro for more than the price of the originals, but it might be that folks think the repro will not be on the market long and will be a collector's item in itself.
FWIW, I have one of those Parkerized pistols and it is much better made than that one. The finish is matte, but very smooth, and of course it is in the regular serial number range. They didn't even quite get the shape right.
I take it "GOP" means "General Officers Pistol" (or is it intended to keep Democrats from buying it?), but most of those pistols went to less exalted folks, including doctors and nurses, who were allowed to carry defensive pistols for the protection of themselves and their patients.
Jim
FWIW, I have one of those Parkerized pistols and it is much better made than that one. The finish is matte, but very smooth, and of course it is in the regular serial number range. They didn't even quite get the shape right.
I take it "GOP" means "General Officers Pistol" (or is it intended to keep Democrats from buying it?), but most of those pistols went to less exalted folks, including doctors and nurses, who were allowed to carry defensive pistols for the protection of themselves and their patients.
Jim
Model12Win
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What a joke.
This is the kind of crap Colt pulls.
Bring out a new classic old model, but make sure to only make a few so they sell for huge tons of money on the auction sites, and make sure to not use the original finish.
STUPID.
COLT CAN BURN.
This is the kind of crap Colt pulls.
Bring out a new classic old model, but make sure to only make a few so they sell for huge tons of money on the auction sites, and make sure to not use the original finish.
STUPID.
COLT CAN BURN.
Bill DeShivs
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What is stupid, is thinking that Colt has anything to do with gun auctions.
and thinking that the military guns weren't Parkerized.
and thinking that the military guns weren't Parkerized.