NICE!!Originally Posted by ToddG
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NICE!!
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Nice score!
I also have a Clackamas Series I Kimber they sure seemed to be put together with a lot more care than their later 1911's.
Last edited by Yojimbo; 03-21-09 at 14:21.
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Did you read the text?
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Todd, I'm STILL laughing.
A 1911 "Idiot Mark" is where someone, when reinstalling the slide stop, accidentally went too far with it and managed to completely FUBAR the pretty finish on the slide. It looks like someone took a protractor & an exacto knife and cut a perfectly round GASH into the slide.
All I can say is, whatever you do, do NOT try to dremel polish an idiot mark out of a blued slide.
(Yes, I was dropped on my head when I was young and did many awful things to guns with a dremel tool. Lets not talk about the work I did on that one AK to make that 8X POSP scope to fit...*sigh*)
Last edited by MisterWilson; 03-22-09 at 01:25.
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no, no, no.. they're called Genius Marks and they're caused by the sharpness of the user's mind... scratches everything around you. and they're on all of my guns.
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Double tap with this freakin' slow site connection...
Last edited by varoadking; 03-22-09 at 17:18.
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I did. What part of your post references what it is that makes it special?
If you're referring to the number of units produced, 7,000 is far from a limited run.
I was thinking there might be something "special" about your specific piece...
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I don't think I've ever seen an idiot mark on the slide before.
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There are 7000 total Clackamas marked Kimbers but very few of the Custom Royals. That plus it was in much better shape than I thought it was going to be makes pretty special to me.
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Rinspeed- That's a beauty. They don't make them like that anymore.
ToddG- That was hilarious. Someone needs to post that on the 1911 forum.
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