Posted: 10/4/2010 7:17:16 PM EDT
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Hey guys, my Dad has a Colt 1991A1 he bought new in Dec 1995. He has never shot it. That's right, never. :( Still has all the original papers, manual, case, receipt, etc. We went shooting once and he brought it and offered to let me shoot it and just as I was reaching for it he told me he'd never shot it. I just didn't have the heart to do it. He has owned several guns that he's never shot for some reason.
Anyway, now he is thinking of selling it or trading it to a S&W revolver of some sort and I was wondering what this gun would be worth so I can tell him if the local gun stores offer him a fair deal or not - or if he decides to sell it I can tell him what to ask for it. I just don't know much about the 1911 pistols. Thanks. ETA - obligatory pic before someone asks for pics :) 
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Quoted: Really depends on local market. In my area $600-700. Being Colt & new in box is a major plus but the pistol is just a parkerized Series 80 which is a turn-off for alot of people who don't like the extra parts. {REMOVED THIS ISN'T THE EE} -SGB.  Same here being it's NIB. |
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I bought one for 400 bucks, it was fired but pretty mint. Had all the paperwork and box. Id say taking it to a shop to sell or trade youre looking at 4-450 bucks. Its used, and not a rare piece plus it was Colts budget/entry level pistol that they made a shitload of. You actually might as well shoot it if youre taking it to a shop, and clean it up. Because a used gun is still a used gun to gunshops. |
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Quoted: He should take it to a custom shop, have it worked on and then decide if he want's to keep it.... that doesnt make much sense. why put money into a gun that you havent shot yet in order to decide if you even want to keep it? the custom work $$ wont get returned during the sale so he would lose even more money  Quoted: I bought one for 400 bucks, it was fired but pretty mint. Had all the paperwork and box. Id say taking it to a shop to sell or trade youre looking at 4-450 bucks. Its used, and not a rare piece plus it was Colts budget/entry level pistol that they made a shitload of. You actually might as well shoot it if youre taking it to a shop, and clean it up. Because a used gun is still a used gun to gunshops. what is in red is key |
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$500-$550 This sounds about right to me. There's really nothing special about that model, and they're far from rare. They make a decent starting point for a custom, but that's pretty much it. They were only $350 or so brand new in the early 90's and were the absolute bottom of the barrel Colts. Depending on when it was made, it may even have a plastic guide rod and trigger. I don't remember if they used a plastic MSH or not, though. |
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Quoted: Plastic on the trigger (trigger bow was metal) but I never saw a plastic guide rod as both of mine were standard GI style. My Government length had a plastic (nylon) MSH but the Commander didn't. Quoted: $500-$550 This sounds about right to me. There's really nothing special about that model, and they're far from rare. They make a decent starting point for a custom, but that's pretty much it. They were only $350 or so brand new in the early 90's and were the absolute bottom of the barrel Colts. Depending on when it was made, it may even have a plastic guide rod and trigger. I don't remember if they used a plastic MSH or not, though.  |
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Yeah, this one has plastic trigger (trigger bar is metal) and plastic MSH.
Thanks for all the info guys. Now I have a good idea of what to tell him to look for if he does decide to trade / sell. Actually, if Dad does decide to sell it I may try and buy it off him. I don't really want it but would rather have it than see him sell it to someone else, just because it's my Dad's. He's the type that if I mentioned buying it and he thought I wanted it he'd try and give it to me and wouldn't dare take money off me - says a parent should never take money from their kids - and I'm 36yr old. I probably wouldn't even shoot it, prob just keep it like Dad had it, eh..... I don't know, I might. He'll probably change his mind and put it back in the gun cabinet for another 15yrs knowing Dad. .... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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It's a cheap Colt plane jane that can be worked on to make it more appealing for the owner. The way I see it the OP Dad probably got bored of it and decided to trade/sell it. He needs to give it some use. Wetidlerjr went the right way with his.
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He should take it to a custom shop, have it worked on and then decide if he want's to keep it.... that doesnt make much sense. why put money into a gun that you havent shot yet in order to decide if you even want to keep it? the custom work $$ wont get returned during the sale so he would lose even more money
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I bought one for 400 bucks, it was fired but pretty mint. Had all the paperwork and box. Id say taking it to a shop to sell or trade youre looking at 4-450 bucks. Its used, and not a rare piece plus it was Colts budget/entry level pistol that they made a shitload of. You actually might as well shoot it if youre taking it to a shop, and clean it up. Because a used gun is still a used gun to gunshops. what is in red is key |
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Quoted: It's a cheap Colt plane jane that can be worked on to make it more appealing for the owner. The way I see it the OP Dad probably got bored of it and decided to trade/sell it. He needs to give it some use. Wetidlerjr went the right way with his. it is said to be unfired. how can you get bored with something that you have never used? maybe bored looking at it. that is why i questioned your custom work comment maybe if the OP's dad actually used it he might not want to sell it. i am aure we both agree on that |
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Yeah that is why he needs to give it some use. It might change his mind.
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It's a cheap Colt plane jane that can be worked on to make it more appealing for the owner. The way I see it the OP Dad probably got bored of it and decided to trade/sell it. He needs to give it some use. Wetidlerjr went the right way with his. it is said to be unfired. how can you get bored with something that you have never used? maybe bored looking at it. that is why i questioned your custom work comment maybe if the OP's dad actually used it he might not want to sell it. i am aure we both agree on that |
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This sounds about right to me. There's really nothing special about that model, and they're far from rare. They make a decent starting point for a custom, but that's pretty much it. They were only $350 or so brand new in the early 90's and were the absolute bottom of the barrel Colts. Depending on when it was made, it may even have a plastic guide rod and trigger. I don't remember if they used a plastic MSH or not, though. Plastic on the trigger (trigger bow was metal) but I never saw a plastic guide rod as both of mine were standard GI style. My Government length had a plastic (nylon) MSH but the Commander didn't.
The one my uncle bought in the early 90's had a plastic GI-style guide rod. It was dropped off at a local 'smith to be worked (hammer bobbed, trigger, MSH, safety, Bo-Mar sight) but came back with the plastic guide rod intact. The gun was in my posession for a couple years around '02-'03 and was still sporting the same chewed up plastic guide rod. |
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I think I regret taking this thing in to strip it down and clean / CLP it real good for Dad. Been thinking and reading about 1911's since. I DON'T need to get the 1911 bug 
They don't even hold 10 rounds, are heavy, finicky, expensive............. right? 
... Nope, they were a pretty damn good reasonably priced 1911 for the money.  [/img]
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