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Hi I have a Colt 1911 made in 1918. It is a brownish color,the bluing wears this way over time I've been told. The serial number is in the 484 thousand range. I don't have it with me at the moment. It has a very good bore. It is marked US PROPERTY on the left side of the frame. It has some slight pitting on the top of the slide just ahead of the rear sight.There is no "Model of 1911 US Army" markings on the right side. This cofuses me. Someone said that this serial number range was for guns that Colt made for the NAVY,which is why there are no US ARMY markings on the right side of the slide. Is this true? Everything on the gun is original except the grips,though they are correct for the era. What is this gun worth? Everyone who has seen the gun wants it,maybe they know something i don't. Thanks for any time in this matter,45automan
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