45 Colt2..jpg45 Colt1..jpgFirst let me state that I am not a pistol expert. I purchased a Colt 45 Automatic a while back because it looked so good and the slide was very tight fighting to the frame. Litlle did I know then that it had a HS barrel. I suspect this was a field replacement but wonder if this diminshes the collectors value much. My son turns 21 in a few months and he has had his eyes on this pistol since I got it. I expect to give it to him as he seems to enjoy collecting military guns. Are there Colt barrels floating around for a 1.1 million Colt?