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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Colt Combat Commander Grail Gun



My favorite local gun store came across this via an estate transaction.  It belonged to a cop.  The finish and overall general condition are not bad at all.

The serial number begins with 80BS2 which makes it a factory blue steel gun somewhere around 1982 vintage; that is a few years before when some Colt Commanders were made from stainless steel; if the serial number contained SC instead of BS that would designate a factory satin chrome (satin electroless nickel) finish.  A fair guess is that this gun was chromed / nickeled in the aftermarket; yes, it is possible that it was sent back to Colt for refinishing.  Wherever it was done, it has been with this pistol for a while and still looks pretty darn nice.

Syd has a an interesting story about Colt Combat Commanders with the 80BS serial number prefix.

IMHO the trigger on this pistol is very sweet.    It feels very pre-series 80.

Yep, I just had to have it.  It should make a good shooter.  This completes my lust for "all things 1911."  I did the paperwork and paid for it today; I will pick it up on Monday after satisfying the requisite Illinois waiting period (plus an extra day or so just for the heck of it).

EDIT:  CLICK HERE TO READ EVERY BLOG ENTRY THAT I DID ABOUT THIS PISTOL



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9 comments:

  1. DanDecember 29, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    Handsome pistol that... Not at all how one would likely describe the Gen 3 G30 SF I bought me for Christmas. ;)

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  2. JasonDecember 29, 2015 at 8:57 PM

    Congrats on the new Colt!! Hope all is well and that you and yours have a wonderful New Year!

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  3. Z@XDecember 29, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Dan and Jason, thanks a million for stopping in. Hope you both had a Merry Christmas.

    Wishing you a Happy New Year!

    Zack

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  4. Guffaw in AZDecember 30, 2015 at 11:37 AM

    VERY cool!
    I'm a little jealous.

    gfa

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  5. Z@XDecember 30, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    Happy New Year, Guffaw. Thanks!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 30, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    Hi Zack

    First the Model 36 and now this. I am green with envy as they are two of my favourite guns from back in the days when I was "allowed" to own them. Always liked the Commander but of the two .45s I owned one was a series 70 and the other a WW2 Remington Rand.

    The Rand rattled a bit but I never had a single failure to feed with 230 grain Lead Round Nose that I used to reload. Only problems I had were with one dodgy mag - a bit of metal re-arrangement sorted that out.

    I read on the interwbz now about how the .45 is unreliable. Never used to be that way. And although it rattled and had vestigial sights and a button trigger - that Rand .45 was more accurate than I was...and I wasn't a bad shot.

    All the best from the UK and have a great New Year
    JonT

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  7. Z@XDecember 30, 2015 at 4:23 PM

    Happy New Year, JonT! Man, it is good to hear from you again. Your recollections are priceless additions to this blog. Many thanks.

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  8. WilsonJanuary 8, 2016 at 12:48 PM

    That's one sweet Colt! Congratulations!

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  9. Z@XJanuary 8, 2016 at 7:33 PM

    Hey man! Thanks!

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