draco41 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I just went to one of my local gun stores and was asking the clerk about any 1911s they might have.( looking to buy a new one) After leaving the store I was approached buy an older gentleman who said he had a stainless Ithaca 1911 for sale, asking price ,$400. we exchanged names and numbers and I said I would contact him. Well when I got home, I did a search on the web and found nothing at all about any stainless steel Ithaca 1911s. has anyone here seen or heard of such a beast? <dontknow> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Perhaps its nickel or chrome plated, not stainless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I think Ithaca made some 1911's for WW II . As said, could be some one had it Nickled. That would be a good score ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draco41 Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I did a lot more research and found that Ithaca stopped making 1911A1s in 1945 and had never made a stainless one. There are a few out there that are nickle plated and some that are chromed but they were done after WWII to surplus guns. as far as value, from what I have read, doing that destroys the value of the handgun. $400 is about the going rate for a nickle plated or chromed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty44 Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 My thinking is that if the slide action is even reasonably good, the rest of the parts can be readily replaced. If you are not comfortable inspecting the gun, take it to a qualified gunsmith and pay for a definitive opinion. New barrel and bushing from Brownell's, springs, good sights (probably has the military issue type sights) and for a modest price create a fine shooting gun. (Keep the original parts safe in a zip-lock, never know what the future may bring.) A M1911 built to mil-spec's will accept appropriate parts interchangeably and shoot 45 ACP, 38 Super, 9 MM Luger just by field stripping and putting back the proper pieces. The magazines will all fit but you need one for each caliber you shoot adjusted or modified appropriately. The WW-2 feed ramp will not like a lot of ammo: ask your gunsmith about fixing that? Just thinking about it is making me drool. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Ya ,I had a old WWII Remington Rand & wish I had it back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWshooter Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 $400 is too much for a screwed up military 1911. You can buy a nice new gun for 5-600. By the time you get it fixed up you'll have at least $1000 in a gun thats worth $600 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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