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    COLT 70 SERIES QUESTIOn

    Did they make a 70 series with a flat main spring housing?I have one that is 1978 like new in the box.
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    Gold Cups had flat MSH.


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    is it possible it was a factory mistake?
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    I bought a stainless Series 70 repro that came with a flat mainspring housing. Colt wouldn't send me the correct arched one...said I had to send the pistol in for them to install. I decided to just live with it. I'll just buy an after-market one if I ever decide to replace it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USMC1911 View Post
    is it possible it was a factory mistake?
    Swapping the arched MSH to a flat one is a simple task, and was not an uncommon practice.
    Ken
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