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    The cracks I was referring to started and ended on the narrowest point, meaning that the crack can't propagate further on -- much like the crack on the 'bridge' section of the left rail (for the slide stop), which was cut completely on some newer Colts.

    Here's an image of such a cut (complete with what looks like a hairline crack to me) that I fished on-line:

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    Wow! I've never seen a slide with the extractor completely exposed like that!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkmoon View Post
    If the cut under the extractor (which this pistol has) is prone to cracking, perhaps it shouldn't be fired. It certainly doesn't seem to be a great candidate for an everyday carry pistol.
    I understand the collectors not wanting to risk breaking their pristine Army surplus, but what are you going to do with an ordinary Commander if it "shouldn't be fired?" If it fell apart in the middle of a gunfight, that would be bad, but a crack is not necessarily a disabling breakage, and it is just one of a number of low probability failure modes. Skeeter Skelton cracked the frame on his 5000 round (nearly) Commander and did not even notice it except by chance.
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    That's what mine looks like.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Watson
    I understand the collectors not wanting to risk breaking their pristine Army surplus, but what are you going to do with an ordinary Commander if it "shouldn't be fired?"
    I could just leave it on the shelf, or I could sell it. I saw a near twin to mine in a small, local gun shop a few days ago and I was astonished at what the selling price is. This shop sells a lot of Colt 1911s, and the owner just smiled and said "They've gone up a bit." So I could easily get out of it without losing anything, and buy a newer replacement without the lightened slide.

    Another option, if I really felt I wanted to keep it and had to shoot it, would be to retire the Colt slide and slap a new Caspian slide on it.

    Lastly, I have a complete slide and barrel assembly from a Mark IV Officers ACP, so I could put that on the receiver and have a Tank Officers pistol.

    I'm just risk aversive, and I don't like the idea of shooting something that has a known weakness.
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    I actually carry a 2013 Colt/Talo Wiley Clapp Commander. Nice pistol



    The new ones do not have the front cocking serrations (FCS) and I have seen them new in LGSs in the last year for about $1.1K. I would think advancements have been made in the Aluminum alloy that is used over the years and the anodizing technology. Just something to compare and old one to.
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