Whats the value of my government issued 1911 model Colt 45 pistol?

Question

I have a Colt 45 serial No135384. Patented APR 20 1897. SEPT 9 1902. DEC 19 1905. FEB 14 1911. I have the 2 orginal(I think) clips and the US issued holster. Gun and all are in good shape.

I have no idea what the gun is worth so any help would be much appreciated...

Answer 1

I have seen them go from $500 to $2500

There are just so many variables

Answer 2

I'll never quote a gun sight unseen.

Originality - Condition-condition-condition

But it sounds good. There are other keys not mentioned to tell if the upper and lower are matched or armory rebuilt Mix-matched over the last 97 years.

You probably have around a $1,000. gun there

Answer 3

It is difficult to appraise a gun's value without seeing it.  A few years ago I was looking for such a pistol as you are describing.  I needed it as a prop for a book I wrote and neither one I found would be 'loaned out' for the purpose I intended.  One was perfect as it appeared all original.  The other had after-market Pachmyer grips.  I located these guns 300 miles apart.  The 'perfect' one was for sale, for fifteen-hundred dollars.  The 'other' one, the owner could be pursuaded to sell for $1,200.  He later came down to $900 (this was in 2003), but by then I'd already sent my manuscript to the publisher substituting an era pocket watch for the 1911 in the illustration.  Back then even $900 was WAY over my gun buying budget.  That was then and this is now...  This year I bought a beauty of a 1911 for just over a thousand US dollars.  Of course its a modern one, the Colt 1911 Lightweight Commander in .38 Super.  A great shooter!

Good luck.

H

Answer 4

if you are serious about it take it to a reputable gun shop and ask them to do an appraisal on it.

Answer 5

Value is going to be totally dependent on what a collector opines the actual condition to be. Your 1911 was manufactured in 1916. I recently sold a 1911, made in 1918, in excellent condition (98%) for $950.00 on GunBroker. Yours could be worth more or less.

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