Gold Cup Question

[Ed66]

Hi I have a question my dad gave me a Gold Cup and he said it's pretty rare maybe you can shed some light on me I think it may may be parts gun but it's like 99.9% factory new. The left side of the side say's, "Series' 80 Colt MK IV" below it it say's GOLD CUP NATIONAL MATCH" The Barrel reads COLT 45 AUTO N.M. The right side of the barrel reads "GOLD CUP" (trophy cup next to it) and below it it reads "NATIONAL MATCH" The frame says COLT"S PT.F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. the serial # 70B56xxx (last three I ometted) It has wood grips with gold colt logo from what I have been reading this is a Series 80 slide on a 70's frame my Dad bought it this way from Colt did they ever sell it this way??? Thanks Ed
I also have a Colt King Cobra I used to carry ( I was an armored car guard it's a 4 in SS serial number CK 34XX and my wifes off duty pc a Colt Mustang 380 MK IV/ Series's 80 #MU37XX both guns are in about 97% or better what's the value of these)

[Ericthenorse]

The very early series 80 Gold Cups used similar serial numbers to the late series 70 Cups... There were several things that carried over.... Basically, they used leftover parts from the earlier runs... A good way to tell if you have one of theese is to remove the barrel bushing.. The series 70's and the early series 80's used a 4 fingered "collet" bushing instead of the standard solid bushing...

[Phil]

I believe there was a thread somewhere here in the past week about this. Some CGNM's do have the Trophy on them - there were a few pictures posted, I think. Try a search on the forums for this. Hunter might know the thread this was posted in.

[swampthang]

I got a GCNM made in 1986 with a collet bushing
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f310/swampthang45/100_0816.jpg

[Ed66]

I will try and brake it down tonite to see whats it got, is this gun better if it's an early model?? Thanks Ed

[swampthang]

I will try and brake it down tonite to see whats it got, is this gun better if it's an early model?? Thanks Ed
Couldnt answer that IMO they are all very good