The Captain's Journal » Colt M1911 U.S. ARMY 1914 Restoration

Chris

3 years ago

AWESOME! Tnx for sharing.
CIII

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Glenn

3 years ago

I call BS on these restoration videos. It’s amazing how many people come across items like this and they all have one thing in common. They look like somebody took the item and put it in a bag of shake and bake To give it to Rusty lost for decades appearance.

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Frank Clarke

3 years ago

Yeah, I second Glenn’s observation. Even if true, who would be brave enough to (a) fire it, or (b) trust one’s life to it. What’s left? Hang it on the wall with a nice brass plaque?

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RHT447

3 years ago

THIS is restoration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4SXNUHe6C4

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doubletrouble

3 years ago

Looks like that was some sort of frankengun in the past. The mainspring housing is definitely from a later 1911A1, but I couldn’t pause the video well enough to check other things out. As noted, the barrel was a replacement as well.

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Bill Sullivan

3 years ago

doubletrouble- It has the short trigger, too. I’d fire it.

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Herschel Smith

3 years ago

“I call BS on these restoration videos.”

I don’t even know what that means. Does it mean you think the video is fake and they never did those things? Does it mean you don’t like what they did or you think you could have done better? Without more clarity in your comment, it makes no sense.

Which makes me wonder why you commented if you don’t like the video. If you think you can do better, feel free to post your procedure here and we can all benefit.

The only thing I might have done differently is use of an ultrasonic cleaner.

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doubletrouble

3 years ago

Mr. Sullivan- I had a 1916 (dated) vintage 1911 which is why I immediately noticed the housing. Missed a lot, though. 1911’s I have rebuilt/reconfigured always had the straight mainspring housing. Personal preference.

Herschal- I think they’re saying that the piece was purposely & artificially ‘cruddead up’, so the restoration video could be made. Makes no sense to me, either.

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=TW=

3 years ago

I had a “mixmaster” 1911- Colt frame, Remington slide, various 1911 and 1911 A1 parts. Minor pitting, dents and dings similar those in the video above were evident under various shades of Parkerizing. It was complete and sound.
I guess you could call it a 1911 A 1/2.
An “AA” stamp on the left side of the frame indicates an Anniston Arsenal rebuild and accounts for the mismatched parts.

I reckon most of the recently released CMP .45s have been rebuilt, some more than once.

@RHT447-
https://youtu.be/tsP0JhqskV4

And
https://www.miltecharms.com/

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Aaron Yetter

3 years ago

Copper and alloys with copper turn green, not steel. Look at the green spots on the slide and frame. Many of the people who make these videos spend more time making the gun look aged and abused than restoring.

Back in my rendezvous days a lot of gunbuilders could make a newly made flintlock look like a 200 year old original.

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Miles

3 years ago

=TW=

The early ‘AA’ depot rebuild mark is for the Augusta Arsenal. Anniston was ‘AN’.

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=TW=

3 years ago

You are correct, Miles.

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