Colt didn't really hit a home run with this one. All of the stamps on the slide are not polished down flat they stick out, and it is just a G.I. Style pistol for 1,000 dollars. If you are really into these replicas than by all means go for it, but I could spend a grand on a prettier, nicer gun.... or simply buy a Springfield GI and shoot the piss out of it. But to each his own! Happy hunting bud.