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Forum: Collector's Corner

The proper forums for historical questions (or in other words, Collector's Related questions).
These are the forums to discuss about your US Government Issue 1911 pistols, or other pre-Series 70 Colt M1911 pistols, as described in the captions below.

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  1. United States Government Issue (USGI) M1911-style pistols produced from 1907 through 1945.
    Please read the sticky thread inside this forum for details.

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  2. The proper forum to discuss the above listed Colt pistols manufactured for the commercial market before the Series 70 pistols were introduced. This is also the place to discuss the Colt Ace and Service Ace .22LR conversion kits.
    Please read the sticky thread inside this forum for more details.

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  3. The proper forum to discuss Colt pistols made for foreign Governments (Argentina, Canada, Russia, etc) and non-Colt manufactured pistols produced outside the U.S. in the M1911 or M1911A1-type configuration under contract in/for another Government. Examples include the Sistema, Norwegian M1912/ M1914, Argentines, Brazilians, pistols marked “D.G.F.M.”, etc.
    Please read the sticky thread inside this forum for details.

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  4. If your question or comment is related to several of the above, accoutrements and accessories, or of general collector's interest, this is the proper forum. All content must be related to specific pistols listed in the Collector’s Corner of the site ONLY.

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