CMC 1911A1 Full metal

*** Originally posted by gmanuk ***


Hi chaps can anyone tell me a bit about these guns and if there rare or anything? cheers

*** Originally posted by dartec ***


Is this PFC type model gun?

Sounds interesting.

*** Originally posted by gmanuk ***


Too be totally honest im not sure :d was hoping mark could tell me or john may know. please help.............

*** Originally posted by mark ***


Hmmm, a CMC 1911 eh? There just might be a chance that it is a "blowback" modelgun but certainly not a PFC type it would be a "paper cap" type with the solid brass (with a center hole for the caps) cartridges. The way that you can usually tell if is a paper cap or just a dummy carrtridge display only model is to look at the detonator. If the detonator is just a small pin, it is usually a display only model..If the detonator is a large cylinder that fits the center hole of the cartridge closely then, usually, it would be a "blow-back" model that uses the paper caps. I think that CMC stopped making all zinc handguns before 1972-77 so, i am reasonably sure that they never made a PFC version.

*** Originally posted by gmanuk ***


Are they valuble? also i take it there quite a rare find?

*** Originally posted by mark ***


As for the value, i am not quite sure as outside of Japan, they are subject to varying market prices and availability issues etc. Now, in Japan, they are rare and highly sought after by collectors of modelguns....They are rare outside of Japan however and i have never seen one for sale (at least in the U.S.) outside of Japan. I guess that they are worth what you can get out of it as prices and worth are subject to what people want to pay you for it...

*** Originally posted by gmanuk ***


Cheers Mark