Colt 45 series 70...?

safe cracker · July 14, 2009, 12:36 AM

hi can anyone tell me if the sights on this gun came on this gun. i thought i had it sold for 700.00 pluse shipping, but the guy thought the sights were not original...thanks

Brian48 · July 14, 2009, 08:50 AM

They're definitely aftermarket.

Brian48 · July 14, 2009, 08:51 AM

For that matter, the trigger too.

OJ · July 14, 2009, 10:02 AM

This is what the Colt factory sights & trigger on the original Series 70 looked like -

And - on the "repro" made since 2002 -

safe cracker · July 14, 2009, 10:35 AM

thanks men, i did not know. i looked it up by the ser # and it said made in 1974.the gun is so clean i dont know why someone would have made these changes...? thanks again

RickB · July 14, 2009, 11:02 AM

They look like Millett sights, and if the front is a Dual-Crimp style, you are sort of stuck with it. The D-C uses two round rivets that are staked in place, and the size and spacing of the holes leaves you without any other options unless you want to weld-up the holes and start over again. I used a D-C sight for years, and there's really nothing wrong with them, as long as Millett makes a sight that you like.

July 14, 2009, 10:02 AM	#4
OJ Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 1998 Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, USA Posts: 1,570	This is what the Colt factory sights & trigger on the original Series 70 looked like - And - on the "repro" made since 2002 - __________________ OJ - SEMPER FI - DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER

July 14, 2009, 08:50 AM	#2
Brian48 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2001 Location: Boston, People's Republic of MA Posts: 1,616	They're definitely aftermarket.

July 14, 2009, 08:51 AM	#3
Brian48 Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2001 Location: Boston, People's Republic of MA Posts: 1,616	For that matter, the trigger too.

July 14, 2009, 10:35 AM	#5
safe cracker Member Join Date: April 9, 2009 Posts: 66	thanks men, i did not know. i looked it up by the ser # and it said made in 1974.the gun is so clean i dont know why someone would have made these changes...? thanks again

July 14, 2009, 11:02 AM	#6
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,519	They look like Millett sights, and if the front is a Dual-Crimp style, you are sort of stuck with it. The D-C uses two round rivets that are staked in place, and the size and spacing of the holes leaves you without any other options unless you want to weld-up the holes and start over again. I used a D-C sight for years, and there's really nothing wrong with them, as long as Millett makes a sight that you like.