Series 70 Colt Gold Cup help

[LARGrizzly]

I need some help with some information about a series 70 Gold Cup. It has the small roll marks on the slide and a serial number ending in N70. I have found reference to it being manufactured in 1982. Blue book shows production of 70 series ran through 1983. I have a guy telling me it is a reproduction and the last series 70 Gold Cups were manufactured 1977-1979. I have seen countless small rollmark series 70's for sale and have never heard mention of them being reproductions. I would appreciate any information on these.

 

[sloughfoot]

A reproduction? By whom? That makes no sense to me. Contact Colt. They will tell you what you have.

 

[aaron580]

Send it over here and I'll just take this "repro" off your hands

Seriously, sounds to me like a gold cup. If I remember right, there have been a few more recent models, but that indeed sounds like the 80's model.

 

[LARGrizzly]

Going to contact Colt today. This tool won't leave me alone, and a bit nasty I might add. I asked him by whom and when and he wouldn't answer. Said any Colt collector would know that. Thinks I'm a novice, doesn't know I have been collecting and shooting Colt's for the last 35 years. Have about 20 of them. Just wanted to verify that not all Colt collectors call those reproductions. Thanks.

 

[8th SPS USAF]

Does it have the 80's disconnect thing in the slide ? I forget what it is called. You can tell by turning the slide over. You may know what I am talking about.

 

[LARGrizzly]

Contacted Colt, they verified it was standard production series 70 Gold Cup made in 1982. Informed dude that was accusing me of listing a reproduction as the real thing of what Colt told me. No response, go figure. But at least he quit sending me hate mail. Thanks all.

 

[chipdog4]

Colt reintroduced the Series 70 pistols some years back, and they are now referred to as 'reproductions' by owners to differentiate them from the originals.