Posted on 05/09/2018 5:18:34 PM PDT by Simon Green
You know those 1911 pistols that gun owners have been eagerly waiting for since they were finally authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act? Well the Civilian Marksmanship Program has them and they’ve just announced pricing. But to get one, you’ll have to be lucky.
First, the Secretary of the Army only released 8000 pistols (the number is capped at 10,000 per year). And given the demand for them, the CMP will be selling them through a lottery system.
Click here for all the details. But we know…you want to know how much they’ll cost.
CMP 1911 PRICING:
CMP has priced the 1911 type pistols at fair market value in accordance with CMP’s enabling legislation.
Service Grade $1050. Pistol may exhibit minor pitting and wear on exterior surfaces and friction surfaces. Grips are complete with no cracks. Pistol is in issuable condition.
Field Grade $950. Pistol may exhibit minor rust, pitting, and wear on exterior surfaces and friction surfaces. Grips are complete with no cracks. Pistol is in issuable condition.
Rack Grade $850. Pistol will exhibit rust, pitting, and wear on exterior surfaces and friction surfaces. Grips may be incomplete and exhibit cracks. Pistol requires minor work to return to issuable condition.
Auction Grade (Sales will to be determined by auctioning the pistol). The condition of the auction pistol will be described when posted for auction. Note: If you have already purchased a 1911 from CMP you will not be allowed to purchase an auction 1911. If you purchase an auction 1911, your name will be pulled from the sequenced list. No repeat purchasers are allowed until all orders received have been filled.
The shipping cost is included in the price.
For $1,000 I’d rather put it towards a Springfield operator
There is another thread on this.
The prices are way too high but I guess some poor guy will pay it.
Again?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3653967/posts
For $1050 I can get you into a nice Sig, Kimber or Springfield.
My bad. I searched, but missed it. Perhaps I mistyped.
Around 1990, I bought three different Argentine Modelo 1927s.
They were all in excellent condition tho the finish was military grade.
One of them was the most accurate 1911 I have ever owned and that number would probably be over two dozen. They were made of Swedish steel and actually weighed a little bit more than others because the steel was so dense.
I don’t think I paid more than $250 for any of them.
So .. basically.... gunbroker.gov
AIM had those nice 9mm Star pistols, low price and a nice copy of a 1911 for 1/4th the price. For the price of a used WW II issue pistol you can get a better made, more accurate new 1911.
OUCH! I have a Full size, a Commander, and an Officers model from Rock Island Armory for that price.
I guess as a collector item, but a pistol made by Frigidaire or GM Hydromatic isn’t high on my list. Plus, they are so worn out that toward the end before the M9’s starting getting issued, we had to adopt the ‘safe loading procedure’. You had to hold your thumb on the hammer when releasing the slide, and interpose your index finger between the hammer and firing pin when engaging the thumb safety (carrying Condition One). Otherwise the hammer might follow the slide down and slam fire off the whole mag with the last round going through the bill of your BDU cap.
$1000?? No thanks.
Star made great pistols.
That's the whole point. Despite coming from the Civilian Marksmanship Program, virtually no one is buying these to shoot them. They're buying a piece of collectible miltaria.
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Critical+Look+at+Star+Model+BM.htm
$125 with 2 mags in the original box.
Heavy Spanish iron, but very sweet in the hand.
That worn out Rockola M1 carbine must be worth a small fortune LOL
No kidding, and without pitting or anything...........
The Astra A-90 is heavy, a real hand full, but smooth. $350-$400 seems like a fair price.
$200 - $250 on Gunbroker these days. Still....beats the heck out of a Hi-Point for comparable dough!
Parts may not be a problem, with 3D copiers. I saw somewhere recently, there was a place that had parts for it. Used as a home protection piece, it shouldn’t be a problem. You aren’t going to fire it daily at the range or plinking in the field to ware it down.
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