1950s colt commander custom - The Firearms Forum

Shep · 06-26-2010, 05:50 PM

Here is one that is hard for me to judge the value.
Most of the time when someone makes up a gun like this they display it and don`t shoot it much. But this one has seen a fair amount of use.
It`s a 1950s Colt Commander Lightweight, nickel, .38 Super. Someone has gold plated the hammer, trigger, safety, slide, release, ect.
The grips are solid silver (but I`m sure they are not pure silver) and much thinker than the ones you see made today. Gold plate on the raised areas of the grips.
More than a little wear on the gold plating on the grips, safety, trigger, and
hammer. No damage, just wear from use. The nickel has a few small areas where it is beginning to flake, but is in overall pretty good shape.
I`d rate the whole gun as 85% condition.
What you estimate the value as?

wpage · 06-26-2010, 06:45 PM

Very nice!

Bill DeShivs · 06-26-2010, 10:01 PM

The gun was not nickeled originally. I would treat it as a refinished shooter. The grips are nickel silver (which contains no real silver.)

wonderwhippet · 06-27-2010, 12:18 AM

The grips look very similar to a set of grips I bought in Mexico 25 years ago, and stamped on the backs is ".925," which indicates the silver content. I believe these are also Mexican since they bear the Mexican eagle, and I would estimate the value of the grips alone at around $200.

06-26-2010, 05:50 PM	#1
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 216	1950s colt commander custom Here is one that is hard for me to judge the value. Most of the time when someone makes up a gun like this they display it and don`t shoot it much. But this one has seen a fair amount of use. It`s a 1950s Colt Commander Lightweight, nickel, .38 Super. Someone has gold plated the hammer, trigger, safety, slide, release, ect. The grips are solid silver (but I`m sure they are not pure silver) and much thinker than the ones you see made today. Gold plate on the raised areas of the grips. More than a little wear on the gold plating on the grips, safety, trigger, and hammer. No damage, just wear from use. The nickel has a few small areas where it is beginning to flake, but is in overall pretty good shape. I`d rate the whole gun as 85% condition. What you estimate the value as? Attached Images __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid. -->

06-26-2010, 06:45 PM	#2
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: 1950s colt commander custom Very nice! __________________ "You shall recieve power" Acts 1:8 W

06-26-2010, 10:01 PM	#3
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,467	Re: 1950s colt commander custom The gun was not nickeled originally. I would treat it as a refinished shooter. The grips are nickel silver (which contains no real silver.) __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com Last edited by Bill DeShivs; 06-27-2010 at 01:03 AM..

06-27-2010, 12:18 AM	#4
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,583	Re: 1950s colt commander custom The grips look very similar to a set of grips I bought in Mexico 25 years ago, and stamped on the backs is ".925," which indicates the silver content. I believe these are also Mexican since they bear the Mexican eagle, and I would estimate the value of the grips alone at around $200.