![]() I was wrong about the original owner not removing the grips - even though they were stuck hard to the frame by 20 years of what must have been gun oil at one point. This Colt Mk IV Series 80 ultimate bright stainless gov't model was manufactured in 1993, shipped in the same year. Well, I'm posting to thank folks again for their input, and to eat crow for posting a strong statement it turns out I was wrong about. If I can figure out how to post photos, I'll show you what I'm referring to. So.whatever markings are beneath those grips were there when the original owner first bought the pistol new from a dealer - direct from Colt. The brother of the fellow who died indicated that his brother only shot the pistol infrequently, he wasn't much into guns or shooting and he didn't know that much about them. This is a Colt Mk IV Series 80 Ultimate Bright Stainless Enhanced pistol made sometime between 19 (?) - awaiting more detail. Plus, I know for a fact the initial owner never removed the wrap-around pebbled rubber grips: when I removed them to install some American Elk grip slabs by Eagle there was a thin layer of adhesive (or 20 year old gun oil) beneath the original factory rubber grips. The first owner died some 8-9 years ago, and the pistol has been stored since. ![]() ![]() I'm only the second owner of this pistol. I'm reasonably certain the markings were put there by the manufacturer. I'm technologically challenged, but will try to take photos of the engraved numbers and codes and post them. Thank you Dfariswheel for the information. ![]()
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