If this example is all original and intact, as the description claims,  it will likely bring a premium due to the war era vintage. 

If that is important to you then no problem.  However if you want a shooter you should be able to find post war examples for less.

I have a Series 70 which I love. For many years I claimed that it would be the gun I’d keep if I could have only 1. It would still be among the last to go.

Nevada Paul said 
However if you want a shooter you should be able to find post war examples for less.
  

A lot less, & with better sights & trigger, & internal changes that create better accuracy.  So many companies now making 1911 clones, it’s amazing they can all find enough customers to stay in business. 

An unmodified service 1911 is a keepsake & a collector’s item, fun to pop off a few rounds for the “historical experience,” but for serious shooting…not really.

Big Larry said

Cannot agree with you Clarence. All my Dads USMC gold medals from 1952 were won with a stock M1911A1 service pistol and 1943 steel case bullets. In those days, no modifications were allowed.

But Larry, if no mods were allowed, & everyone was shooting the “same” pistol, then it was strictly a test of marksmanship (as it should be), not of the gun itself.  The reason unmodified A1s bring as much as they now do is because “accurizing” them used to be the bread & butter work of scores of post-war pistolsmiths.  The one I’ve got is probably more reliable under adverse conditions than my Gold Cup, but it’s no joy to shoot.

Bert H. said
Michael,

At the current Bid amount, it is a steal.  As it approaches $2K, it is a fair deal.  If you want to just go completely crazy, then look for one like mine (pictured below).

Bert

 

 

Bert, really nice 1911.  A early gun and a Navy. Both will bring a big premium as you know.  I have a little later gun that shipped to the US Government, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn New York, for American Expeditionary Forces, 6/12/18.  Mike you still need to get the book.  There are a lot of parts guns out there and when you buy a US Property gun you want to make sure all the parts and inspector marks are correct.

jban said
I think the damage to the frame under the slide stop and on the mainspring housing along with the sloppy inspectors mark would start to bother you after the excitement of owning it toned down.  

About the time you received your bank or credit card statement reminding you of what you paid for it.  I’m still rather flabbergasted that garden-variety A1s, produced in the millions, are now bringing over a grand, maybe two–when it seems to me like “yesterday” when $500 would buy as many as you wanted in mint cond.

I remember when Pythons were $125. Now some are in the $3000 + range. My first generation Colt SAA 45 cost me $75 in 1966. Lugers were $50 at that time. In 1968 my Chevy SS 396 Malibu 4 speed was under $3000. All the good stuff that was cheap, is now unaffordable to many folks. My 1985 something Mustang GT Convertable was $7,000 something and now a cheapo KIA cost more. Cars and Colts. Great investment materiel. Big Larry

sgtsemo said
Larry, I hope that goes for Winchester’s too.  

Yes, nice Winchesters were plentiful and cheap back then too. My BIL and I amassed a collection of every model  lever Winchester made except for the M1901 shotgun. 1866 all the way through including all the sub models. Some had rare features. It was a poor boys collection and most were not minty, but with two people pooling their $$$, we did get some good ones. An unfortunate set of circumstances had us splitting up the collection and selling most off. I kept a M1890 that had been given to me by a movie extra that I knew from my job. Still in my safe too. We did have around 125 guns at that time. Big Larry