Esta en inglés, pero trata el tema
"The original "El" series guns were made by Colt for Lew Horton starting in about 1990 and going through 2001, maybe later. The numbers of a particular gun produced varied. Only 10 El General 5 star Deluxe were made while 750 El Coronel were made, according to the Blue Book. The guns had their own serial numbers, each run being numbered to itself, El Rey 001-500 for example.
Horton, as it sometimes does, will order so many of a set and than cancel or alter the order, so many more frames were made for some. An original "El" series gun will have the name of the gun on the slide as well as an El prefix serial number on the frame. The overrun of frames Colt would match to a non named slide and sell as a bright polished gun. That's why you sometimes see an El prefix serial numbered frame matched to a non El slide.These guns IMHO are not part of the "El" series.
4 years ago I was visiting relatives in Brownsville, Texas and went several times over to Matamoros, Tamaulipas just across the Rio Bravo. I ran into a motorcycle cop there wearing an El Cabo in a El Paso Saddlery rig. He'd bought the piece for 1200. USD and would pass it on to his son. He patted it and said it had already saved his skin from narcotrafficantes.
Horton produced the guns with the Latino market in mind and they have become popular. Serious Colt collectors tend not to look at them much as they are recent production guns and "gaudy". Competitive shooters and the "tactical" crowd pass them by due to the finish. Altering the original "El" guns greatly lowers their value if you think about reselling them.
A pristine consecutivle numbered set could go for 3 grand, maybe more, a good deal more, in the right market.
A high polished Commander with a good trigger job and nite sights though would be a smooth slick carry piece.
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Tomado de 1911forum.com