Colt Government Model 70

I picked up this Colt at the gun show a couple weeks ago in Tupelo. I've been trying to find a place to decode the serial number on it but I haven't had any luck. Can anyone here help me out with this?

The serial number is: 26755G70

My serial number chart indicates that is was made in 1977. They made a little over 31,000 of them that year.

Regards,

Thanks

Do you happen to know if the grips are factory or did they come with the medallion grips?

very nice, i love a series 70govt.
LOVE the idiot mark on it, almost every single used 1911 with maybe two exceptions that i have ever purchased have had one.

Might be a dumb question but what are you calling the idiot mark? The orange sight?

It's the 1/4 inch scratch right behind the trigger, I should know I'm in the "idiot" bunch.
scott

mascott wrote:It's the 1/4 inch scratch right behind the trigger, I should know I'm in the "idiot" bunch.
scott

Me, too.

Me three, on a brand new Springfield. First 1911 I ever took apart. Very hard lesson....

i did it on my first as well.
never really thought about it but the sight could in fact be an idiot mark.... put mark on idiot and squeeze idiot gone.

Looks like someone's IPSC gun from the old days (the GOOD days). You have a WINNER there.................

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I like the S&W sights.

J.B.

I've got one of them! Bought it in 1980 and paid $298 for it brand new! Wish I had bought a truck load of them!

Yeah, I payed a little more than that for this one!