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Basic GI 1911A1 is something of a style statement. Some folks just like it that way. That said, the trigger, manual safety and the grip safety have been changed out and are NOT original 1911A1 GI parts. Not saying bad, per se. Just not original parts. And $800 for a used, modified, and not all original piece would seem a tad high to me. That said, given the current market, he might have been lucky to find a piece at all. https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/55/1748/remingtonrand-1911a1-pistol-45-acp https://www.gunbroker.com/item/910282270 https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/50250
Makes me feel lucky. I own a 1966 colt 5 inch barrel, high polished blue 1911. Only paid 750 for it a few months ago.
Ikr? A lucky man. My great-uncle Herb willed me his collection because I had been the only one in the family who showed the same interest he had in collecting and firearms history and competitive shooting. So when he passed I got the lot. Match-grade Colts and S&W's. A pre-war Colt 1911 beautifully blued. A beautiful M1 Garand and M1904 Springfield. It was like inheriting a museum. I also got my grandfather's M1911A1 that he carried in the war, and his 1911 chambered in .38 Super that he carried as an FBI agent after the war. They all have enough wear on them that I don't feel bad about taking them out and shooting them (with all due care of course), because that's what they would have wanted. My own sons learned on those same pieces. I think that feeling the weight of the history of those weapons made it even better.
Wow now that is an awesome collection. I'd give my left nut for a 1911 that was in war but a pre war model is even cooler.
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