charliepapa
Clandestine Sciuridae
I see no reasn the OP should not buy the gun, sounds like a decent deal. I would rather spend a bit more and buy a used s&w 1911...
on that note in case anyone is interested, I'll point out that there was a nice looking S&W 1911 for $750 in the Gun Library glass case at Cabela's last weekend when we went for tax-free day.