1911vm Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I am looking to buy a 9mm slide/upper . a guy reached out to me offering this upper. he thins it's a Caspian . all the looking that I did Caspians usually have name or logo. any help would be great on figuring out whose upper this is thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 One of the nice things about Caspian slides is you can order it your way. That includes your choice of logos or in this case, no logos. If you look at the ordering section for their slides, you can see the options. The only thing that could make this stand out as a Caspian slide is all their slide come with a firing pin tunnel cut for 9mm firing pins (this includes the 45 ACP slide). https://www.caspianarms.com/slides/government-5-slide-carbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 So does this look like it is a Caspian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 the few caspian slides i have seen have numbers stamped ahead of the disconnector notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpl Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 And the disconnector notch is not centered in the rail. One side is really thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It just doesn't look right for a Caspian, serrations look off as does the stirup cut. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 get a pic of the underside showing clearly the disconnector rail. that may help. That is typically where I can spot a difference between say an STI slide or SV slide etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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troupe Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 How much is he asking for the topend. Is it going to be used for limited or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troupe Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It is not a Caspian slide, I just pulled one of my pistols out to compare. Like Rich said, the serrations are not the same and the bevel at the ejection port is different. Maybe a Fusion. If the price is not stupid, you may be OK. Not a Caspian for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911vm Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 He did not give me a price. Asked me to give him an offer. what is a fair price for a top end like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanttolearn Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) so tough to say, so much depends upon the quality and state of the barrel, as well as its fit. i've seen pretty basic used full slides go for $175 and go up very quickly from there for nicer systems into the many hundreds. Edited April 12, 2017 by wanttolearn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A used upper is rarely a "Drop In" part from one frame to the next. The slide usually needs to be fitted to the frame rails and the barrel's lower lugs need to be fitted to the new slide/frame fit. You could likely spend more on getting this "Used" upper to fit and function properly on your existing frame. If the seller doesn't even know the manufacture of the slide that should also raise some red flags. Save yourself some trouble and just get a new slide and barrel fitted to your existing frame. At least that way you know it will be fit correctly and function reliably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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