In the days before CNC machines and precision investment casting of steel, pistols were actually pretty crude. This pistol was originally pretty loose and rough in it’s fitment and you can still see various rough unfinished crude grinding and milling marks over the whole gun. You’ll even notice hand peening marks on the rails and other parts. The workmanship is terrible by today’s standards but back then Colts were the best made of all the 1911’s! I think I paid a premium of $325 from B&B guns; a whole summer’s work at the bike shop for it.
