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gorrillaman · January 5, 2010, 02:52 PM

Hi everyone. I am wanting to get my grandfathers Colt .45 National Match sent to colt for a reblueing job. I know that it will cut down on the value of the pistol, but since it has a high sentimental value to me and I will probably never sell it, i am not to worried about that. My question is in regards to what blueing to get. I want to get it restored to factory condition but I was looking on their website and there are several to choose from. I have called colt and they said the manufacture date was 1968. Does anyone know if this 1911 came in the royal blue or just the standard blue. Also has anyone had a 1911 reblued by colt in the past, I was wondering about the cost of having this done.Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

January 5, 2010, 02:52 PM	#1
gorrillaman Junior Member Join Date: March 26, 2009 Posts: 11	question about colt factory blueing Hi everyone. I am wanting to get my grandfathers Colt .45 National Match sent to colt for a reblueing job. I know that it will cut down on the value of the pistol, but since it has a high sentimental value to me and I will probably never sell it, i am not to worried about that. My question is in regards to what blueing to get. I want to get it restored to factory condition but I was looking on their website and there are several to choose from. I have called colt and they said the manufacture date was 1968. Does anyone know if this 1911 came in the royal blue or just the standard blue. Also has anyone had a 1911 reblued by colt in the past, I was wondering about the cost of having this done.Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.