Nice Things Sometimes Come In Old Boxes...

[cliff731]

Which is something to be "thankful" for! http://forum.m1911.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

But... I'll let the photos tell the story. (I would have been in serious trouble here without them anyway!)

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtCommander9mm3.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtCommander9mm2.jpg

That Combat Commander was "born" in 1976!


http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtS70Nickel3.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtS70Nickel1.jpg

The above Series 70 Mk.IV Government Model is from 1977.

A few more pics... and yes, Colt prices in 1977 were rather nice... :butthead:

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtCommander9mm1-2.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/pentaxuser01/Folder%203/Folder%204/ColtS70Nickel4.jpg

Happy Thanksgiving! :)

-Cliff

p.s.- Spending your children’s inheritance can be quite fun! :D

[Rich-D]

Thankful Indeed! :) Great Guns!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Rich

[John]

Have I ever told you how much I hate you and your old boxes??!?!?!? :p

[d90king]

Oh nooo yuuu diiiiidddddnnn'ttt :nono: LoL Wow Cliff awesome finds, :eb: :eb: you are one lucky guy, on Thanksgiving no less.










I know what you are thankful for........... Congrats my friend!!!!! Very well done. I am jealous .........

[HorseArtillery]

(...just smiling and shaking head in disbelief....)

[Rio Vista Slim]

Absolutely outstanding find, Cliff. :D :D :D

My sincere congratulations to you, sir.

[Joni Lynn]

Nice looking Colt's! Great catch!

[Gordon Jr.]

I am sooooo jealous!!! Man those are nice!

[clughog]

Wow! Those are great, Cliff. Congratulations on some absolutely beautiful pistols...and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[Landman]

Those are spectacular! Congratulations.

[Landman]

I just noticed the serial number on that 9mm Combat Commander. I would think it might be made earlier than 1976. I have one made in 1976 and it has five numbers on the end and yours only has three.

[XTrooper]

Outstanding! Happy Thanksgiving, Cliff! :)

P.S.- The pistol prices are good, but I think the $2.00 COD charge is a bit steep. ;)

[OD*]

Absolutely fantastic, Cliff, congratulations!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[vintage68]

No story?? What's the story behind these finds? Where, when, how, who, etc?

Beautiful guns. Some of us have more to be thankful for than others I suppose

[John]

No thanks, I do not want any story. I have enough trouble controlling my drooling while looking at that 9mm Commander, are you trying to make it worst? :D :) :p

[Dreadnought]

No thanks, I do not want any story. I have enough trouble controlling my drooling while looking at that 9mm Commander, are you trying to make it worst? :D :) :p
Tell me you paid what was on the original receipts!
I guess this is payback for making you drool over those pics of my Baer on BFdotnet...
Very nice, and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

[cliff731]

I'm humbled by the posts and words I've read... and that is truly something to be thankful for. The good wishes and kindness of your friends is priceless and a rare treasure in life. http://forum.m1911.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

I hope all have enjoyed a very wonderful Thanksgiving holiday... and for me, everyday is a day to be thankful! :)

Cliff

[cliff731]

Thankful Indeed! :) Great Guns!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Rich

Thanks, Rich... and I appreciate your kind words. I'm not all the way certain, but I suspect myself the "temporary" caretaker of these... I'm sure they'll be around for a long time... at least I hope so!

Cliff

[cliff731]

Have I ever told you how much I hate you and your old boxes??!?!?!? :p

No thanks, I do not want any story. I have enough trouble controlling my drooling while looking at that 9mm Commander, are you trying to make it worst? :D :) :p

John,

The first person I thought of after initially seeing the Commander (and that ugly box... :p ) was YOU!

I've read your words of admiration for this Colt and yes, such did make an impression upon me. ;)

Cliff

[cliff731]

...I know what you are thankful for........... Congrats my friend!!!!! Very well done. I am jealous .........

Thanks, d90... I'm grateful for your compliments... and thankful for simply being here! :)

[cliff731]

(...just smiling and shaking head in disbelief....)

Thanks, John... and I'll add that I had heard these were at our gunstore for almost a week before I got sufficiently brave to venture down there. I had a fairly good feeling (or perhaps better deemed a bad feeling) about what would happen when I saw these Colts... :(

Resistance was futile... :eek:

Cliff

[cliff731]

Absolutely outstanding find, Cliff. :D :D :D

My sincere congratulations to you, sir.


Nice looking Colt's! Great catch!


I am sooooo jealous!!! Man those are nice!


Wow! Those are great, Cliff. Congratulations on some absolutely beautiful pistols...and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Steve, Joni Lynn, Gordon... and Creighton... thanks for your kind words. I am very appreciative and grateful for what you've said. I'm naturally in a quandary though... very much on the fence, so to speak, in regards to shooting these two Colts. Such seems very right and also very wrong... :butthead:

Cliff

[cliff731]

Those are spectacular! Congratulations.

I just noticed the serial number on that 9mm Combat Commander. I would think it might be made earlier than 1976. I have one made in 1976 and it has five numbers on the end and yours only has three.

Thanks, Landman! It's a 1976 made Colt... serial number is 5 digits... ;)

I did a "Photoshop" edit on the numbers... :)

[cliff731]

Outstanding! Happy Thanksgiving, Cliff! :)

P.S.- The pistol prices are good, but I think the $2.00 COD charge is a bit steep. ;)

It was almost a deal breaker... :p

[cliff731]

Absolutely fantastic, Cliff, congratulations!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Thanks, Dan... and I am most appreciative of your good wishes! http://forum.m1911.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

[John]

John,

The first person I thought of after initially seeing the Commander (and that ugly box... :p ) was YOU!

I've read your words of admiration for this Colt and yes, such did make an impression upon me. ;)

Cliff
I humbly thank you Sir. I can't stop my drooling, so please allow me to leave this thread peacefully. The last thing I need right now is a ... heart attack.

[cliff731]

No story?? What's the story behind these finds? Where, when, how, who, etc?

Beautiful guns. Some of us have more to be thankful for than others I suppose

Uhhh... Vintage, I'll have to PM the "story" to you... our "El Commandante" suffers enough already with his unrequited Commanderitis... I cannot inflict more upon the poor man... :eek:

[cliff731]

Tell me you paid what was on the original receipts!
I guess this is payback for making you drool over those pics of my Baer on BFdotnet...
Very nice, and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

I would have loved to acquire it for that amount! :D

BTW, I just viewed your additional pics of that splendid Baer over on the BFdotnet... WOW! That one is simply beautiful beyond words! :appld:

Thanks for the good wishes for myself and family... and I hope you enjoyed the same too. http://forum.m1911.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

[cliff731]

I humbly thank you Sir. I can't stop my drooling, so please allow me to leave this thread peacefully. The last thing I need right now is a ... heart attack.

Thank you, John... and yes... uhhh... or rather, no... please, no heart attacks! :nono: :scared:

We kinda like NEED you here! :)

[Dreadnought]

I would have loved to acquire it for that amount! :D

BTW, I just viewed your additional pics of that splendid Baer over on the BFdotnet... WOW! That one is simply beautiful beyond words! :appld:

Thanks for the good wishes for myself and family... and I hope you enjoyed the same too. http://forum.m1911.org/images/icons/icon14.gifThank you, Cliff! The family's doing quite well, my pop underwent surgery yesterday and is home today and got to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us. As for the Baer, it'll have some character soon enough. Wink, wink, nod, nod, say no more. I just noticed your post script, very funny! I was too busy ogling the nickel model. I don't know what it is, but I'm a sucker for government models.

[daveohno]

Congratulations!!!!

Not only did you get the original boxes, you got the original receipts! Very cool. Not bad at all, you got a nickel finish Government Model and a 9mm Commander! I wanted a 9mm so badly and couldn't find one at a good price, Colt doesn't currently offer them, (I have the Colt problem very bad) so I had a Colt Super 38 converted to shoot 9mm. I believe I have shot my 9mm SCG more than any pistol I have ever owned.

Are you going to shoot with your new pair?

[cliff731]

Thank you, Cliff! The family's doing quite well, my pop underwent surgery yesterday and is home today and got to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us. As for the Baer, it'll have some character soon enough. Wink, wink, nod, nod, say no more. I just noticed your post script, very funny! I was too busy ogling the nickel model. I don't know what it is, but I'm a sucker for government models.

That's a lot to be thankful for... :) Especially your dad making it back home in time to enjoy the Thanksgiving meal with everyone! :)

Now, that Baer has plenty of character already... she is quite stunning in the looks department. The attention to detail and quality is simply amazing in this day and age. I'm beginning to understand how Joni Lynn is so taken with the Les Baer 1911 pistols. If you see precise fit and finish on the outside... then it's a safe bet the same is on the inside... ;)

I'm a sucker for those Government models too... and yeah, the "bling" got to me... :o

[cliff731]

Congratulations!!!!

Not only did you get the original boxes, you got the original receipts! Very cool. Not bad at all, you got a nickel finish Government Model and a 9mm Commander! I wanted a 9mm so badly and couldn't find one at a good price, Colt doesn't currently offer them, (I have the Colt problem very bad) so I had a Colt Super 38 converted to shoot 9mm. I believe I have shot my 9mm SCG more than any pistol I have ever owned.

Are you going to shoot with your new pair?

Thanks, Dave... I appreciate your compliment on the two Colts. Alas, the Commander was the only one of the two with a receipt. Colt really ought to offer a 9mm in both their Government and Commander models... perhaps throughout the entire line of 1911 pistols they make.

I'm not sure if I can bring myself to shoot these just yet... :nono: :o

To be honest, I've not even racked the slide on 'em... I've got it bad, huh? :butthead:

[Landman]

Cliff,

Those are not only fine pistols but you did a spectacular job of "Photoshoping" them. I took the 3 digit serial number "hook, line and sinker". Happy Thanksgiving:)

Thanks, Landman! It's a 1976 made Colt... serial number is 5 digits... ;)

I did a "Photoshop" edit on the numbers... :)

[paul45]

Wow......That sure doesn't happen very often. Glad you snagged them. :appld:

[cliff731]

Cliff,

Those are not only fine pistols but you did a spectacular job of "Photoshoping" them. I took the 3 digit serial number "hook, line and sinker". Happy Thanksgiving:)

Landman,

Thanks for the compliment... guess I did fairly well there. I've always "heard" and read it's a good idea to obscure serial numbers. I know a piece of tape laid over that part of a firearm works... or a black "box" layered in over the number. Of course, I just might be worrying about nothing in the end.

Cliff

[cliff731]

Wow......That sure doesn't happen very often. Glad you snagged them. :appld:

Thanks, Paul... I appreciate your kind words and I gotta admit, I was kinda happy over bringing them home too! :)

I've seen so many fine Colts posted up on this forum, it all becomes very intoxicating and inspiring at the same time. ;)

Too, there was a big part of me that couldn't stand to see these two end up being "chopped" or suffering worse fates... :(

Cliff

[RogerD]

I'm not sure if I can bring myself to shoot these just yet... :nono: :o To be honest, I've not even racked the slide on 'em... I've got it bad, huh? :butthead:

That’s got to be an extremely difficult decision.

Those are two beautiful pistols. Seeing those photos made my day, thanks.

[d90king]

Would John or one of the other mods please delete this thread!!!! It is making me ill looking at these pistols over and over and over and over again. :(















Just Kidding :D

[Hunter]

Wow, both those Colt are absolutely gorgeous.

[cliff731]

That’s got to be an extremely difficult decision.

Those are two beautiful pistols. Seeing those photos made my day, thanks.

Thanks, Roger... I appreciate your kind words. As far as shooting either of the two Colts... it just somehow seems less than right... at least for today! :)

-Cliff

[cliff731]

Would John or one of the other mods please delete this thread!!!! It is making me ill looking at these pistols over and over and over and over again. :(


My apology to you, d90... I guess the :eb: was in me to post those pics here... shouldn't have done it... :nono:

Didn't mean to cause you to get that way... honest... :D

I was kinda thinkin' of takin' more pics... outdoors, when this messy rain clears... ;)

[cliff731]

Wow, both those Colt are absolutely gorgeous.

Thanks, Hunter... I do appreciate your generous comments. ;)

[DANNO45]

I've never really paid much attention to nickel plated guns before. Preferred nicely blued ones. However, after seeing your govt model, I now want one. Badly! ;)

[cliff731]

I've never really paid much attention to nickel plated guns before. Preferred nicely blued ones. However, after seeing your govt model, I now want one. Badly! ;)

Thanks, Danno... I appreciate that and I am/was the same way... didn't think that nickel did it for me until I saw that Government Model all shiny... guess the bling did me in... :)

My son saw this one in the gunstore and came home telling me it was the "prettiest 1911" he had ever seen. Perhaps the proliferation of all these tactical finishes we have now tend to make a traditional high lustre nickel finish look more appealing... ;)

HorseArtillery is of the opinion that a set of ivory stocks with a Colt medallion inlaid would look mighty nice on that nickel Series 70... and I'm inclined to think he's right!

[faawrenchbndr]

Wow,....... very nice, thanks for sharing.

[daveohno]

Just make sure that if you shoot the nickel pistol that you don't use Hoppes #9 or any copper cleaner solvent, it will mess up the nickel plate. I'm told that it attacks the copper that they use underneath the nickel and will cause problems with the nickel finish.

[cliff731]

Wow,....... very nice, thanks for sharing.

Thanks, faawrenchbndr... I appreciate your compliment! :)

[cliff731]

Just make sure that if you shoot the nickel pistol that you don't use Hoppes #9 or any copper cleaner solvent, it will mess up the nickel plate. I'm told that it attacks the copper that they use underneath the nickel and will cause problems with the nickel finish.

Dave,

I believe you are precisely right... at least that's exactly what I've heard before- a very strong admonishment to keep the Hoppe's #9 and many other products away from the nickel finish on a firearm. The resulting damage is supposed to happen as you stated... attacking the copper underneath the nickel plating... :eek: :(


-Cliff

[Jeff601]

Hi Dad,

Saw your post and pics. VERY proud for you..Can't wait to see them up close.

[cliff731]

Hi Dad,

Saw your post and pics. VERY proud for you..Can't wait to see them up close.

Thanks, Son... and it's really good to see your post... :)

I can't wait for you to see them! ;)

[KyleG]

Those are two great looking guns, I especially like the nickel.

[cliff731]

Those are two great looking guns, I especially like the nickel.

Thanks, Kyle... I appreciate your compliment and kind words. That shiny nickel plated Colt is fast becoming my favorite too. Another forum member has urged me to consider some ivory stocks with Colt medallions inlaid... and I think he's absolutely right. I can't honestly see much other room for improvement... ;) :)

-Cliff