New pic of old Colt

Chris_B · March 13, 2010, 08:02 PM

My "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" M1911 made in 1918, with new production Colt WWI type grips. They look pretty good but I give them a 3 out of 5 stars for correct appearance- the checkering isn't quite in line with the double diamonds; must be laser cut grips. And the cut-out in the rear bottom corner for the mainspring retaining pin is the wrong angle, as well as the mag release lock screw on the other side being the wrong shape. Still, they look good enough and they let me put away the originals, which have taken enough lumps

March 13, 2010, 08:02 PM	#1
Chris_B Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2007 Posts: 3,101	New pic of old Colt My "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" M1911 made in 1918, with new production Colt WWI type grips. They look pretty good but I give them a 3 out of 5 stars for correct appearance- the checkering isn't quite in line with the double diamonds; must be laser cut grips. And the cut-out in the rear bottom corner for the mainspring retaining pin is the wrong angle, as well as the mag release lock screw on the other side being the wrong shape. Still, they look good enough and they let me put away the originals, which have taken enough lumps