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Thread: Colt Mk IV Series 70

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    I second Ric4509, my 1974 Combat Commander has those great looking grips. Love to have another pair...Bill
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    I seem to remember the sand blasted grips with the silver meds back in that time frame on new pistols. I think it was about 1975-1976 Colt switched.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dakota1911 View Post
    I seem to remember the sand blasted grips with the silver meds back in that time frame on new pistols. I think it was about 1975-1976 Colt switched.
    I'm inclined to agree. Both of my original Series 70 Colt's, a 72 .45 and a 75 .38 Super had the non checkered sandblasted stocks with silver medallions. Now some of these stocks were aren't as rough as others, but they weren't smooth like the ones in question.
    Then towards the later 70's Colt put the full checkered stocks with gold medallions on all of the 1911 type pistols which previously only came on the Gold Cup.
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    My 1981 Series 70 MkIV has checkered walnut grips with gold Colt medallions.
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    My Series 70 had those same grips. Same wood, same finish. I did buy it used but I assume d they were original. Mine does have the collet style bushing.

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    I am definitely not like most of you in terms of knowledge. What I observe (his comment about maybe never fired) is that it has no holster wear. I guess that tells you I use "plastic", and my current is the DeSantis Slim Tuck. And it leaves wear marks. And I don't actually care.

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    FWIW, ... about a year ago I came into an unfired Series 70 in the original factory box with a serial number that dates it to early 1979.

    The grips had the Colt gold-ish medallions but were checkered walnut, not smooth like the OP's.

    There were no gold highlights on the rollmarks on mine. Likely the original owner of the OP's did that as a way of personally customizing it ... I also suspect his grips were not the originals.

    I'll try to get a pic of it up here.
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    I have searched many hours trying to find info on this Colt, like most of you I believed someone highlighted with fingernail polish.. I have this same pistol, nail polish remover tried at one spot didn't remove the gold.. I stopped. Finally found one bit of info beyond OP's thread, on Youtube, MrColt45acp states "[COLOR=var(--yt-spec-text-primary)]this Colt's Mark IV/Series 70 Government Model pistol that was formerly part of the Colt factory archives." It is the same Colt, listed as a "[/COLOR][COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)]Special Edition Colt's Mark IV/Series 70 Government Model .45 ACP". The three that I have seen are all from 1981, the youtube one an OP"s are B70 series and mine is a 70B. The difference with mine is the gold inlay is also on the frame, the checkered Colt grips an Wilson Combat sights are, I believe aftermarket but with nothing to compare it to, there is only [/COLOR]uncertainty[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)]..[/COLOR]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ric4509 View Post
    The Smooth Grips with Colt Gold Medallion are not aftermarket. They are original. I have them on my Commanders (.45 ACP and 9mm).
    Same here. I bought a new Commander in 1974 with the brushed nickel finish. It had those very same grips on it.

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    My Lt. Commander was made in 1985, and they came with rougher than normal stocks with no checkering:

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