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exitwounds
11th September 2005, 09:01
A friend in Germany has came accross what he says is an original WW II wood shipping crate which has been opened and contains 10 consecutively serial numbered Colt 1911A1 pistols in Kraft boxes and in near mint condition. Any Idea what they would be worth on the US market? The pistols are not in his possession, and I asked if he could send some pictures of the crate and pistols, which I will surely post if he does.
Johnny Peppers
11th September 2005, 09:28
In WWII the 1911A1 pistols were shipped in individual boxes, fifty to the crate. Also, after serial number 799441, the Colt 1911A1 was no longer shipped in numerical order.
If actually true, hard to say what they would be worth. A couple of years ago at Tulsa a dealer had 6 consecutively numbered Colt Commando's with not much interest in buying all of them.
Ric4509
11th September 2005, 09:48
Please post pictures in the forum showing the SN's and condition of the pistols including boxes. Someone in this forum will be able to tell you what the approx worth of the pistols are.
exitwounds
11th September 2005, 12:58
Johnny, thanks for the information, I had no idea how they were shipped, I will see if I can get more details from him. Wolfgang sells knives in Germany and the pistols appartently are in the possession of one of his friends. Wolfgang's website is http://dell-knives.de
John Lawson
14th September 2005, 15:51
Unfortunately for the would-be profiteers, the pistols and the box are still the property of the United States Government and further, they may well be stolen property that has passed across national boundaries.
Why not ask Interpol what they are worth? Twenty years, perhaps.
exitwounds
15th September 2005, 16:19
Unfortunately for the would-be profiteers, the pistols and the box are still the property of the United States Government and further, they may well be stolen property that has passed across national boundaries.
Why not ask Interpol what they are worth? Twenty years, perhaps.

I was only interested in what value a collection like that would have, since I've never seen or heard of one personally. There is probably not any legal way to get them into the U.S. for sale on the collector market here anyway. Too bad for them.