1943 Colts
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Most of us seem to have at least one, but they don't seem to get the attention on the forums that the rare guns do. It was a strong production year for Colt so there are a lot of them out there. I have a late '43 in excellent condition aside from a bunch of nicks and dings all over it. I've been trying to get another one but everything I've been finding either has been screwed with or is hideously overpriced.
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Nice Colt dsk!
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Wow Fred, what a beauty!
Not counting my Commercial/Military, I only have two '43s...
The lower one in the photo above, has this interesting Canadian property mark...
... and British Nitro Proof marked barrel..
On another site, I had a bunch of experts tell me with stodgy certainty that it's absolutely, positively NOT a Canadian Lend Lease pistol. Problem is, they can't tell me what it IS.
I like it... It IS interesting!
Not counting my Commercial/Military, I only have two '43s...
The lower one in the photo above, has this interesting Canadian property mark...
... and British Nitro Proof marked barrel..
On another site, I had a bunch of experts tell me with stodgy certainty that it's absolutely, positively NOT a Canadian Lend Lease pistol. Problem is, they can't tell me what it IS.
I like it... It IS interesting!
I was born in November of 1943. I have a Colt 1911A1 from 1943, M1 Garand from 1943 and a 1903A3 with an 11-43 barrel date. I plan on passing these guns down someday. A collector friend also gave me a .50 BMG round with a 1943 head stamp. Thank you for all the help and the kind words.
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I looked at 3 of them that have been for sale for a few months, on Consignment, in the same shop, I bought the best one the other day, the other 2 are still there.
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Fred it appears the slide stop notch is not hardened on this one , the one I posted is the same way .
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You're right, I think perhaps they are not as yet perceived as real vintage guns like WWI 1911.Most of us seem to have at least one, but they don't seem to get the attention on the forums that the rare guns do. It was a strong production year for Colt so there are a lot of them out there. I have a late '43 in excellent condition aside from a bunch of nicks and dings all over it. I've been trying to get another one but everything I've been finding either has been screwed with or is hideously overpriced.
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Anyway it's a beautiful and quite desirable gun!
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OOPS! Mistake! I found another one!
I was checking my photo files, looking at shots of Colt Ordnance Wheel acceptance marks and found a file for this pistol. So... I checked my safe, and there it was, hidden down in the bottom corner of the stack...
It's like Christmas in August! 'bout time for me to start hiding my own Easter eggs, too!
So, correction to the above statement: "Not counting my Commercial/Military, I only have three '43s...
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Actually, the 1943-production Colt is often perceived as the quintessential WW2-era M1911A1. It's copied in most graphic illustrations, video games, and even BB/Airsoft pistols. It's simply like a 1918-vintage Colt, a lot of them were made that year and so they are relatively easy to find (though not always reasonably priced) on the market. Most of the high-end collectors usually don't show them off much because they know most other collectors have at least one as well.
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