This is indeed a nice M1911A1 that would enhance your collection, and also perform nicely at the range.
The slide and frame have matching serial numbers and the Parkerised finish is practically intact. The pistol that we are offering today is a. In October 1986 it was replaced by the 9mm Para Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during the Colt’s service life. Singer produced a mere 500 pistols, making them the rarest and the most sought-after by collectors. Remington Rand produced the majority of M1911A1 pistols, followed by Colt, Ithaca, Union Switch & Signal. However, in brief, the 1911A1 has a thicker front sight, an arched mainspring housing, a longer hammer spur, a shorter trigger, and a longer grip safety spur. We are attaching a diagram to point them out. There were a number of differences between the original Colt M1911 and the 1924 Colt M1911A1 pistols. The design was modified after WWI and adopted in 1924 as the M1911A1, which was manufactured by Colt as well as by new contractors, including Remington Rand, Ithaca Gun Company, Union Switch & Signal and Singer. It was widely used in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. Read on for another LSB journey in firearms history… The Colt ‘Model of 1911’, also known as the ‘Colt Government’, is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the. Now we move to the WWII era with a M1911A1 manufactured by Colt in 1943. We had a look at a nice example of a commercial ‘Government Model’ Model 1911 which was manufactured in 1920 (sold this morning). Originally designated ‘Model of 1911’, in 1917 it was changed to ‘Model 1911’, and finally in the mid-1920s to ‘M1911’. 45 ACP, which was adopted by the US Army on March 29, 1911. Yesterday we provided the historical background to Colt’s ‘Model of 1911’.
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