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August 18th, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Wow. As if to illustrate my aesthetics and historical comment in your Pat Rogers post, comes the ultimate 1911 gun/story here.
Could there be a more historical anecdote? And as for aesthetics, taking that anecdote into account, could a gun be more beautiful?
Old guy called me yesterday morning to ask if I’d be interested in buying his Gold Cup. I said yes before he finished asking and when he brought it in I didn’t try to play barter, I just told him I loved it. He is 74, and bought this gun new when he was 24. Had the box,papers, warranty, and test target dated October ’66, and the gun itself is absolutely cherry. At the same time he bought the gun, he bought the Colt .22 conversion kit, also with box, papers, and the $35.50 price tag. His only heir is his daughter in Long Island, and they are afraid for her to have it there.
I used to think I had to keep stuff like this, but anymore it’s just nice inventory, and it’ll probably go up on gunbroker in the next few days; should bring about 2K with the .22 kit. But I’d swap it for the gorgeous relic in that story in a heartbeat, and it would never leave.
August 18th, 2015 at 6:55 pm
On the Saiga, I prefer my 19″ barrel, but LOVE that clamped on front sight. Wish I could afford the rest of that stuff for mine 🙁
August 18th, 2015 at 7:31 pm
I wonder why that Iwo Jima 1911 is in such sad shape, other that the bullet damage. It looks like it was stored in a rain barrel. 🙁
August 20th, 2015 at 11:33 am
Huck says “I wonder why that Iwo Jima 1911 is in such sad shape, other that the bullet damage. It looks like it was stored in a rain barrel.”
Iwo Jima is a volcanic island. The place is hot, with corrosive sulfur gases in the air. At night the humidity condenses, and with that sulfur, would have formed a mild acid. I can definitely see hanging on to the gun, but maintenance of inoperational weapons would not have been high on anybody’s list.