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DD977GM2
10-11-2012, 22:34
Is this pistol imported somehow?

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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/DD977GM2/colt_1911_odd.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb116/DD977GM2/colt_1911_odd_02.jpg
zteknik
10-11-2012, 22:38
Century International Arms is an importer.
So it has been imported.Probably from stores over in Germany.
BPTactical
10-11-2012, 22:39
Does it carry any other markings? It may be a lend lease or contract item from another country.
The markings on the dustcover shows it is a Century Arms International, which typically means it is imported.
DD977GM2
10-11-2012, 22:44
Century International Arms is an importer.
So it has been imported.Probably from stores over in Germany.


Yesah i know this, just struck me as odd being a Colt and all. Never seen an American made gun with import marks
DD977GM2
10-11-2012, 22:45
Does it carry any other markings? It may be a lend lease or contract item from another country.
The markings on the dustcover shows it is a Century Arms International, which typically means it is imported.


No idea. I posted the other pic they have up.
Great-Kazoo
10-11-2012, 22:49
Yesah i know this, just struck me as odd being a Colt and all. Never seen an American made gun with import marks


Look at an American made car the last 20 or so years?

The plating lost any value it mat have had.
BPTactical
10-11-2012, 22:49
It happens, the A1 AR's they were putting out a few years ago bore CAI rollmarks and from what we found they were mostly Colt's that sat in warehouses overseas.
CAI bought them, hung new lowers and rolled them out. Decent little rifles for the price.
zteknik
10-11-2012, 22:50
Yesah i know this, just struck me as odd being a Colt and all. Never seen an American made gun with import marks
Most ww2 guns that saw there end of service overseas came back over as imports.I have quite a few that have import marks.
Kinda sucks though seeing that they were made buy us and have to be imported and paid for again [Bang]

I had a beutifull early Garand that was all correct and guaged well at throat and muzzle that had the HUGE Blue Sky import mark on the barrel.
Years ago that killed the value of it.Now I wish I never got rid of it..
BPTactical
10-11-2012, 22:53
The plating lost any value it mat have had.

Nah, gotta keep yo pimp hand strong.
zteknik
10-11-2012, 22:55
Nah, gotta keep yo pimp hand strong.
He said pimp hand...[LOL]
Troublco
10-12-2012, 00:46
Most ww2 guns that saw there end of service overseas came back over as imports.I have quite a few that have import marks.
Kinda sucks though seeing that they were made buy us and have to be imported and paid for again [Bang]

I had a beutifull early Garand that was all correct and guaged well at throat and muzzle that had the HUGE Blue Sky import mark on the barrel.
Years ago that killed the value of it.Now I wish I never got rid of it..

I saw one of those where that stamp was applied so hard it ovalled the barrel.
zteknik
10-12-2012, 00:57
I saw one of those where that stamp was applied so hard it ovalled the barrel.
Yea it's ashame that they did that.
For what they went for back then they were worth it,unless of course you got one that was ovaled like that.

For the purist collector import marks kill the deal.
But for me I dont mind having a nice reprisentitive piece that functions well and I dont have to worry about shooting a safe queen..

It all depends on how much their asking price is.If it's priced like a collectable I usualy pass unless it's a scarce example.