I can find very little info on these gems,,,
I am hoping someone here can guide me, or enlightem me.
I was in a local gun shop, and there was a colt officers, Ultimate high polish, enhanced 45 with a set of real elephant ivory grips, The piece was unfired, in the box with all papers and stock grips,,,,, Such a beautiful colt,,, I tried to leave it there, But could not, So I took it home,,, And then a few weeks later another one showed up but it was the government model, Also enhanced/ultimate finish with the same ivory grips,, It was on hold, someone made a deposit on it,,, I waited the 30 days, And the guy who made the deposit couldnt make the final payment, So was the next in line,,, Now I have the 3 1/2" and a 5" model gleaming colts, Both new in box, and I dont know their worth,, I see in the gun price books they are worth 800 bucks or so,,,, But I searched for them all over the net, and cannot find any for sale,,,,,
Please help me find more info on this set of Colts!
Thank you!
Peter.

Sounds real nice Pred, the ivory stocks can be 250 and up ......but you gotta post pics for some estimate remarks........

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I would love to see some pictures of those two beauties.

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Pred, I've seen a few of the "Ultimate" models around on the online sites (gunbroker, etc.). They've been pretty pricey!
Congrats on the purchases! LETS SEE SOME PICS!

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Eli

Someone had to do it.

Okay, I am new to this forum and the pic posting confusion, But I will try........
Still hoping to find more info about them,, Where to look up # to see production dates,,, How many were made? ect.... And todays price, The only one i found on gun broker was $795, The slide wouldnt lock open and it had several scratches, That one went away after a couple of listings,,
But I will now try for the first time!

They are both MK IVs---series 80
I have one officers 45 acp
and one government 45 acp
They are both in 100+ condition, Enhanced and high polish,,,
I would like to find a beat up one for a carry instead of the nighthawg,,, Buy where can I find another, I dont have the heart to carry one of there, althought the officers is a good size,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I usually shoot everything I own, But I cant seem to bring myself to play with the both of them,,, I have put 10 rounds through the officers, and what a nice shooter!!!
I bet that the government would be a fine one too!
Anyway heres another pic,,,,,
Peter.

Oh, one more thing, they both hace serrated back straps, The officers if flat, and the governments is curved out,,,,
PB

Nice pair you got there! Real ivory stocks to boot! Very nice! I have a high polish Government Model and I paid $999 for it. I never really saw one before so I decided I "needed" it. Mine doesn't have ivory stocks though. You did good!

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Very nice indeed!
FYI, the backstrap you refer to is the "main spring housing"...the one on the Gov't model is "arched". MSH's on Colt's were originally flat. They were changed to the arched style on the M1911A1, and continued that way until the Series 80's were introduced, IIRC.

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