colt lightweight commander

Commercial Colt Government Model, Ace, SM Ace, Super .38 and Commander Pistols A� Foreign manufacture Contract & Surplus Pistols A� General Historical Questions ... Thumbs up. New Colt Lightweight Commander ...Fairly later since it isnt a flat-latch model. Get some serial numbers on the Colt Commander and we can get a year of manufacture. Of the three guns, the Commander is prolly the most valuable. (Reply to this) (Thread) ... My bad. 1953 is what it appears to be. I might have it mixed up with the Coltalloy lightweight Commander. Im guessing thats nickle plating, since stainless didnt hit the handgun scene until the 60's. (Reply to this) (Parent) ...colt commander THE 1911 FORUM. ... Considering a Colt lightweight commander in 38 super for carry. This has probably been hashed out before but could not find it. So opinions please. Gus. gus3836 is offline ...Love how lightweight the LW Commander is. Feels as light as my polimer guns (and lighter than some of those) I am not aware of an equal to this gun in anything near it's price range. If it is reliable, then I have found my new CCW for ...I am looking at the commander sized for CC, so reliability is a concern. I've been looking mainly at the S&W 1911PD since I found one used for $725. I also found a Colt lightweight commander used for $675 but I have not seen it in ...The Colt Commander and Officer's models, as well as the multitude of variants such as the Para Ordinance, Detonics (back in the day) and the many other brands of compact 1911 based pistols. The lightweight Commander and Officer are old ...... Hours a?�, a?� 7.65mm a?�, a?� Cabela's a?�, a?� Pre 38 Super Light Weight Commander series 70 a?�, a?� Item a?�, a?� Revolver a?�, a?� Pre-order a?�, a?� Pre 70 38 Super Light Weight colt Lightweight Commander a?�, a?� 38 a?�, a?� International a?� ...I beleive it does mean lightweight commander. Is it a series 70 or 80? I would also say it has a 4" barrel not a 3 1/2" as commander models are 4", officer models are 3 1/2". But I could be wrong as Colt did make some unique guns. ...I have a Colt Commander 1911.Its the lightweight Commander Model. its in good shape. I dont know the round count. Comes with an 8 round mag. The guy i got it from said it has a match grade barrel. Best offer gets it. i have pis but it ...
I was given it by my grandfather who served in Korea in the Army, so I figure it was most likely produced in the 1940s or 1950s. It has the serial number 12968-LW. It is a commander model and lightweight.
Do you have any idea of the year of manufacture?