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Also bear in mind that some people raise the price because it has colt on it and others buy it for the same reason. Doesn't always mean that it is worth what is being paid or asked for it. I had a guy try to sell me a 1970s colt 1911A1 and he wanted $850 for it and it beat up. Why? To quote him "Yea but this is a real colt man! They invented the 1911!" Now a person only midly knowledgeable might have bought that. My response was "John Browning invented the 1911, colt made them." He responded "Hell no! Colt invented them! Browning had nothing to do with it!" At this point he was getting irrate so I simply wished him good luck in his asking price and moved on. No reason I should be the one to prevent him from selling a beat up 70s colt for FAR more than its worth. At the same show a guy tried to sell me a VERY ragged Thompson 1911A1 for $800 because it had been "upgraded" He told me "It has ALL colt parts inside! You can't beat it!" I pointed out that alot of companies made better internal parts than colt. He looked at me like I had a third eyeball when I walked away.
There are more than a few of these at every gunshow. Buyer beware. On the flip side I have gotten MANY good deals at shows.
Now back to the point is it worth anything? If it is an old colt yes it may be. Have somebody who knows colts that you can trust to look at it.
GoodOlBoy
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