Thought I had a 1911 - The Firearms Forum

ddog6432 · 06-02-2010, 01:25 PM

Recently bought a commemoritive government model Colt .45 ,gold plated that I thought would be a 19121. Instead it is a mod 1991??????? Who ever heard of a 1991?

pinecone70 · 06-02-2010, 01:29 PM

It's the compact model, right? Ah...never mind. Here is a site that explains a lot:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/colt_M1991_pistol.htm

Helix_FR · 06-02-2010, 02:30 PM

Don't worry, your still accepted in the 1911 group. Same function just some extra safety features.

Jim K · 06-02-2010, 06:45 PM

The worst part is that commemoratives rarely if ever return the money invested in them. That is especially true of non-factory commems, where some group or other buys a bunch of guns and has them engraved, plated, or whatever, then peddles them in the Sunday supplements. We used to call those "Sunday Morning Specials", knowing that the buyers would never get back anywhere near the money they invested.

Similar "collectors items" were model cars, model steam engines, and the like. They cost a bundle, then showed up in the antique shops for $10 for the set.

Jim

Bindernut · 06-02-2010, 06:58 PM

Yup, the 1991 is pretty much a Series 80 version (equipped with a firing pin safety) and parkerized version of the original 1911 (not 1911A1) pattern.

As for the commemorative part...
If it means something to you, then the extra fancying up is worth it. As a collectors item though, that's all subject to whether or not it's worth anything to someone else when you go to sell it. JimK posted a pretty good description of the typical commemorative and how they fare value-wise.

Shooter45 · 06-04-2010, 02:52 PM

The 1991 has been around for a while. I have owned several.

http://www.coltsmfg.com/products-c5-...T_PISTOLS.aspx

06-02-2010, 01:25 PM	#1
ddog6432 Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1	Thought I had a 1911 Recently bought a commemoritive government model Colt .45 ,gold plated that I thought would be a 19121. Instead it is a mod 1991??????? Who ever heard of a 1991? -->

06-02-2010, 01:29 PM	#2
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Thought I had a 1911 It's the compact model, right? Ah...never mind. Here is a site that explains a lot: http://www.chuckhawks.com/colt_M1991_pistol.htm __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...." Last edited by pinecone70; 06-02-2010 at 01:34 PM..

06-02-2010, 02:30 PM	#3
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,628	Re: Thought I had a 1911 Don't worry, your still accepted in the 1911 group. Same function just some extra safety features. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

06-02-2010, 06:45 PM	#4
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Thought I had a 1911 The worst part is that commemoratives rarely if ever return the money invested in them. That is especially true of non-factory commems, where some group or other buys a bunch of guns and has them engraved, plated, or whatever, then peddles them in the Sunday supplements. We used to call those "Sunday Morning Specials", knowing that the buyers would never get back anywhere near the money they invested. Similar "collectors items" were model cars, model steam engines, and the like. They cost a bundle, then showed up in the antique shops for $10 for the set. Jim

06-02-2010, 06:58 PM	#5
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,453	Re: Thought I had a 1911 Yup, the 1991 is pretty much a Series 80 version (equipped with a firing pin safety) and parkerized version of the original 1911 (not 1911A1) pattern. As for the commemorative part... If it means something to you, then the extra fancying up is worth it. As a collectors item though, that's all subject to whether or not it's worth anything to someone else when you go to sell it. JimK posted a pretty good description of the typical commemorative and how they fare value-wise.

06-04-2010, 02:52 PM	#6
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,755	Re: Thought I had a 1911 The 1991 has been around for a while. I have owned several. http://www.coltsmfg.com/products-c5-...T_PISTOLS.aspx