That's why I bought those and was able to resell
them quickly. They were excellent examples of fine
machine work, and even had the old Colt bluing that
has disappeared since WW2.

Most gun folks do not know about the bluing change.
We have almost universally used the hot tank method
since WW2 because it gives better protection.

Old Colts were heat blued with hot salts. Beautiful
Peacock blue color but not as protective.

Incidentally, I have a hard red oak magazine well filler
to drive in the mag well when I put a 1911 in a vise.
The mag well is easily crushed, and that may be what
happened to yours before you got it.. Regards, Jack F
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Are only the Police entitled to defend themselves with a handgun?
<http://www.gunsmith.fuselier.com> East Texas


Thursday, March 26, 2009, 12:58:22 AM, you wrote:

T> Yeah, they are pretty solid, though the later ones show that the
T> Argentinians weren't much for keeping their toolheads sharp. The
T> custom I built on mine had some pretty serious toolmarks on the
T> feedramp and I had to open up the magazine well to get empties to
T> drop properly. Still, the pin holes and slide rails were in the
T> right places, and that's what matters.

T> -TRB


T> The last Argentine Systemas I found cost me $400 bucks
T> each when I found a pair that looked like new manufacture,
T> using old numbered barrels stored for decades.
T> t calibrated
T> They dug out all numbered parts left over and made new
T> Frames and slides to fit them. I eventually sold these
T> for $500 each to folks who wanted a "new" Argentine pistol,
T> equivalent to a new mil spec 1911a1.

T> Those were excellent guns, true 1911A1s, and totally
T> compatible with every other Colt 1911A1 because they
T> were made on Colt calibrated machinery, which is more
T> than can be said for the almost clones made to metric
T> dimensions. Gunsmiths know the difference when they
T> try to fit replacement or upgraded parts.
T> Regards, Jack F
T> =============================
T> Are only the Police entitled to defend themselves with a handgun?
T> <http://www.gunsmith.fuselier.com> East Texas





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