I am trying to find a value to put on it per the directive from my wife. She wants a value on all my firearms so she knows what to ask when I'm no longer here. (Could this be part of her evil master plan?)

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(That’s don’t blame her for questions you want answers to…….)

 

I am not blaming her. She told me to put a price on all of them so she would know. Trust me, I'm doing this for her. Yesterday she told me that the Savage 17 HMR is now hers because she has been decimating the gopher population with it. I had bought her a Henry in 17 HMR for that very purpose, but she likes the Savage with the heavy barrel and Boyd's thumb hole stock. And she is pretty good with it.

 

I believe that gun was built during Ted Yost's tenure at Gunsite as their in house gunsmith. Contact Ted, he'll be able to help. Even if it was built after Ted left, he can shed some light on the value.

Honestly, with no disrespect to Ted or anyone that built those guns, I've never seen very high price for those guns. Doubt they're value over $1000.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have read a lot of older posts and I haven't been able to determine with any certainty exactly when Ted Yost was there. I do have an email from Springfield Armory Customer Service that says they sent it to Gunsite Raven Corp. in July of 1988. Most people say Ted was there '90-'92...ish. I know it doesn't have his initials or year stamped inside the slide like some photos that are on the forum.

I figure roughly like you, the value is probably somewhere between $800-$1000. A brand-new Springfield Armory 1911-A1 will set you back $750 or so. I'm not looking to sell this. Just giving the wife an asking price to sell it when I'm worm dirt. Hopefully, the provenance of being a legit GSP will bump it a little.

Thanks again for the reply.

 

I think even with a provenance letter package $1200 might be the top end. $800 - 1,000 would be fair

 

Thanks for your reply. That's pretty much where I was already leaning, but just wanted some input from folks that have maybe laid eyes on a few more than I have. I figure on a good day it would bring a grand and on an average day $800. That is fair. With those figures, I didn't overbid it, but I didn't get a steal either. When it goes, I'll have already gone.

Thanks again for the input.

 

If you live near Richmond Va we can meet at Colonial Shooting Academy when it opens up again. I will be glad to break that in for you. You can break in my unfired gun. It's great shame this has no visible wear on it after all these years. After we get done you will feel good about shooting it on regular basis.

 

I'm in Montana and Virginia is a bit more than a day trip to the range. I have run one magazine of assorted rounds to test it and it passed with flying colors. It has been used, but not overly hard and has been cared for from its' appearance. I have no provenance other than SA saying it was sent to Gunsite Raven Corp. in July of 1988. But I am glad I came across it and was able to get it. There is something about handgun and its' history with so many untold stories that you can only imagine.

 

I'm glad you are enjoying that gun.

 

Historic / reference trivia:

 

Generally speaking I've always liked Cooper's idea of what he thought an ideal 1911 should be. I've found it to be true and set up pistols generally the same.

A very good to perfect trigger (I bought my own jig and stones. The Harrison mid-length fits me). Sights you can see (Harrison Retro and Novak). Throated and polished. Perfect extractor. I have small hands so I use the GI nub as opposed to an extended lever thumb safety. Bobbed hammer and general de-horning if required.

No need for National Match frame tightening although a tight-fitting (but wrench not required) EGW bushing makes me smile.

1920 commercial Colt frame:

 

That is super nice. I am a fan of the arched mainspring housing. I have a 1980 Colts Combat Commander Model that has the arched MSH. It has sights that I'm pretty sure are not factory and I put Pachmayr Grips on it to avoid having the front strap checkered. It has a duckbill grip safety that I am not too fond of. I am considering getting one from the guy in Durango (Stan Chen) and swapping it out. We'll see.

 

A Tisas Tank Commander modified per Cooper: the sights come correct; gutted the fire control parts and replaced them with Cylinder and Slide and bobbed Harrison hammer and medium trigger; replaced the factory grips with GI. The Tisas (like the 80s-90s Springfields) is a great base to mod on.

 

A "Gunsite-treated" Commander would probably come out looking like the old General Officer's M15 .45:

 

Love the classic GSP. Probably paid too much for mine a while back, worth every penny!

 

Love the classic GSP. Probably paid too much for mine a while back, worth every penny!

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I agree with you. It just feels really good in the hand. Plus, there is the history behind it. I'm getting old and nostalgic. Thanks for sharing the photo.

Nice poncho liner. The younger generation calls them a "woobie". Whatever blows your skirt up.

 

A couple more pictures of mine. One of the key things they got right was the dehorning of the frame tangs and grip safety. The thumb safety on mine was actually a Caspian - according to Ted Yost, it just fit and functioned correctly. The ramp front sights were originally soldered in a length-wise slot.

 

I enjoy seeing the pictures of all the GSPs that are out there. It gives me things to look for in the one that I have. In the case of the one I have, I look at it as sort of state-of-the-art in its' day.

 

Before I found the GSP, had an approximation built by Robar in similar guise.

 

Personal holy grail of GSP for me was the "Cooper 80"

 

Always curious about how it felt with the abbreviated grip safety tang. Cool piece.

 

Just ordered the Limbaugh book.
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Zero tang is not quite as comfortable as ducktail, but works great for my smallish hands.
Grip reduction is probably the best addition, (subtraction?) to the version.

 

Not saying I'm old and out of touch, but I spent five minutes trying to figure out IIRC. Hopefully, I'm close in thinking it means "If I Recall Correctly". If not, please enlighten me. I'm always up to learn something new.

As I stated in the original post, SA Customer Service looked it up and said it was shipped to Gunsite Raven Corp in July of 1988. I am assuming that it was a complete pistol and not a kit.

I do know that for a 37-year-old handgun, I find it impressive and thoroughly enjoy it.

 

As I stated in the original post, SA Customer Service looked it up and said it was shipped to Gunsite Raven Corp in July of 1988. I am assuming that it was a complete pistol and not a kit.

As far as I know, Gunsite bought only parts kits to build their GSPs.

 

Looks like Kgb Customs has an interesting 1992 vintage model, with the slimline treatment to the frame also.

 

Nice looking GSP. The video was really full of detail and a lot of nice to know info. Thanks for posting.

 

It left SA in 1986 as a kit.

 

Do you know which gunsmith did the work on it? Also, I notice it has the GSP on the left side of the slide. Nice looking handgun. The GSP is the best no frills combat handgun. Everything you need and nothing that you don't. Thanks for sharing the photos.