New 1991 Commander question

[mustangk]

Just picked up this new colt 1991 commander I had special ordered from my local gun shop. My question is why it has a standard hammer and grip safety? All the pics I have seen on gunbroker and on Colt's website show it with a skeletonized hammer and ducktail safety. Just wondering what the deal is with mine.

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[daveohno]

Nice Commander!

Is it New in the Box?

[mustangk]

Brand new in box I special ordered it. Thats how it came from the distributor.

[whitey019]

Never seen that before .....weird.

[JRI]

I got mine in December 2006. It has the same trigger as yours but has the duck tail safety and combat hammer. I don't know if it is the distributors or colt but these differences seem to pop up a lot.

[dakota1911]

Worth a call to Colt maybe, although I don't know how much they will give you for free other than when it was made.

[Hunter]

Personally I like the spur hammer and standard grip safety better.
I may would call Colt and see what they say. It may have sat on a shelf a while.

[daveohno]

I've come to prefer the spur hammer. I'd rather have a pistol with that than the skeletonized trigger. I like your pistol the way it is. It is odd that it came from the factory that way.

[Timothy]

Nice Commander! I like the spur hammer too. Mine is set up the same way, except the tip of the spur is slightly oversized. I thought mine was no longer original, now I'm unsure again, lol!

[zenner22]

I have never seen one like that! Maybe the assembler was a bit hungover from the weekend and installed the wrong parts?? I don't know, but I do kind of like it the more I look at it. It does look like a mistake to me though.

[mustangk]

I called Colt today and they told me I could send it back and they would fix it for free. It was a mistake. I'm not sure if I want to though I kind of like it and I already have an XSE commander. Also the gun was built in 2007.

[okcorral1881]

I called Colt today and they told me I could send it back and they would fix it for free. It was a mistake.

I would keep it!:)

[jeff1124]

I called Colt today and they told me I could send it back and they would fix it for free. It was a mistake. I'm not sure if I want to though I kind of like it and I already have an XSE commander. Also the gun was built in 2007.


Get Colt to send you a letter saying it was a mistake and keep it with the box and manual. 25 years from now and you have a collector! :D

[1911Tuner]

I vote to keep it. Like a Smith & Wesson Model 57 revolver that came into the shop many moons ago with a .44 caliber barrel...correctly rollmarked...and the gun came in a Model 29's box, complete with the correct serial number. The owner just smiled and put the gun away, marked "Not for Sale".

[elijdub]

Get Colt to send you a letter saying it was a mistake and keep it with the box and manual. 25 years from now and you have a collector! :D
Absolutely!!!! This is a rare opportunity...

[daveohno]

I'd keep it the way it is. If you can get the letter, get it.

[mustangk]

I'll call Colt on Monday too see if I can get a letter. I can't wait to shoot it.

[zenner22]

I'd definitely keep it. Especially with the Colt letter. You could have a nice collector's item there! But, shoot it, of course!