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12-09-2011, 10:01 PM
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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Has that trigger been modified? It looks like it's been shortened with a home checkering done to the trigger face.
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12-09-2011, 10:33 PM
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Trip- Not to my knowledge and unless it was done shortly after the war I would highly doubt it...this thing has been in a safe since about 1955. I did read somewhere before though that the smaller checkered trigger was done on certain production years of the Colt. I'll have to try to find that article.
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12-09-2011, 10:35 PM
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I'd rather my own son see me die on my feet as a free man, than watch him go, broken, into slavery.
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I only ask because my grandfather's doesn't have that, and I've only seen that on one other gun, it was one that had been modified.
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Come if you must, but only if you must. For the day you find yourself upon my step, will surely be the night you find peace along Jordan's edge.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillement of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause, and lies exhausted on the field of battle... Victorious.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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12-10-2011, 08:56 PM
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Delightful old pistol.
The pistol shown in this thread is a 1911A1. The 'access' cuts on the frame just aft of the trigger guard identify it as such. The 'A1' modification started in 1924, so it cannot be older than that. Some G. I. pistols had the 'cross hatched' triggers. From the photos, that pistol looks pretty much as issued. Collector's value in that pistol; probably secondary to family value. I wouldn't part with any gun that had belonged to either of my grandfathers. (I don't have any, but...)
Fine (0000) steel wool and most any lubricant will typically remove the rust without removing the finish underneath. Do NOT use a 'rust remover' like Naval Jelly; it will take off the rust and the finish! (I don't know if Naval Jelly is even sold anymore.)
CLP - breakfree - is a good general purpose lubricant and protective coat for metal. For actual cleaning, I prefer Hoppe's #9 as it seems to remove most powder residue and other gunk without being too harsh on either the gun or one's hands.
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