And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That's the reflection of the mag off the high polish blue. Making that a pre ww1 colt 1911. They weren't that pretty again until the 1920s The military pistols were never that pretty again the US Government having ordered the change to "Parker Process" coating in mid 1917 "For all small arms of military issue"---Ray
What LL said. That particular guns is a piece of timeless perfection.
The US government is selling a hundred thousand or so of them. I was tempted but already own one. And when you get down to it, one is all you need. When the navy was forbidden to buy anymore .45 ammo and forced to buy 9mm I was in a position where I had control of about 30 .45 magazines. I did not throw them away to make room for whatever the 9mm uses.
very nice weapon there.like the liberal use of hollow points in the mag. Sadly, being an USAF puke, I didn't have access to a 1911 while on duty until 1975 when I was stationed in Iceland. God loves Marines. He gives them 1911s to use. we were stuck with the .38 Specials cowboy guns. sort of a doctor strangelove moment there. 1911 and how i learned to love the 45apc. and then the nine milimeter happened because, well, democrats. stupid. waste. but I digress. bought my oldest brother a remington 1911 for Christmas last year. Himself was always lamenting not keeping his 45 when he left SEA in the late sixties. now I don't have to listen to that anymore. Hope he is enjoying it. a lot tighter production tolerance than the govt piece. wouldn't want to drop it in the mud. but a nice weapon. John Browning did well.
OK. I've been looking at this for a while now. The finish appears compromised and I am not convinced the frontstrap is standard. It appears to be a Remington UMC slide on a 1911 (pre-A 1) frame marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY." If frame and slide are of the same vintage, DOM would be ca. 1919. I cannot identify the markings above the mag release. They don't look like arsenal rebuild stamps, may be inspector stamps or foreign proofmarks. It is unlikely that a .45 issued in WWI escaped arsenal rebuild. Mine was a U.S. marked 1911 Colt frame S/N from 1919, refurbed AA (1943), parkerized and reassembled with a UMC slide, one-piece barrel, long steel trigger, flat MS housing w/ lanyard loop, early wide checkered hammer and checkered walnut grips. No inspector's stamps were visible. I'd appreciate an expert's opinion.Details here might shed some light: http://www.coolgunsite.com/images/1911/remumc1919/bremumc1919.htm
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BTW, those CMP 1911s look better than I expected. Grab one while you still can.
timeless classic
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to view one. Not dolled up or pimped in the least. Why tamper with perfection?
ReplyDeleteYep; that's just right.
ReplyDeleteI would go for a different holster, though- unless I was riding a lot over rough ground; then retention might be real nice!
Looks to be all up original, including the two-tone mag. Don't often see one that nice.
ReplyDeleteWhat is going on with the front strap? It appears to be milled out for some reason.
ReplyDeleteDennis the librarian shusher
I was wondering the same thing - shoulder stock attachment , perhaps?
DeleteThat's the reflection of the mag off the high polish blue. Making that a pre ww1 colt 1911. They weren't that pretty again until the 1920s The military pistols were never that pretty again the US Government having ordered the change to "Parker Process" coating in mid 1917 "For all small arms of military issue"---Ray
DeleteI believe the relief cuts and the short trigger make it an A1.
DeleteNo relief cuts on that. That "Trigger" is another optical illusion. Its a pre WW1 1911. Museum grade.---Ray
DeleteWhat LL said. That particular guns is a piece of timeless perfection.
ReplyDeleteThe US government is selling a hundred thousand or so of them. I was tempted but already own one. And when you get down to it, one is all you need. When the navy was forbidden to buy anymore .45 ammo and forced to buy 9mm I was in a position where I had control of about 30 .45 magazines. I did not throw them away to make room for whatever the 9mm uses.
very nice weapon there.like the liberal use of hollow points in the mag.
ReplyDeleteSadly, being an USAF puke, I didn't have access to a 1911 while on duty until 1975 when I was stationed in Iceland. God loves Marines. He gives them 1911s to use. we were stuck with the .38 Specials cowboy guns. sort of a doctor strangelove moment there. 1911 and how i learned to love the 45apc.
and then the nine milimeter happened because, well, democrats. stupid. waste.
but I digress.
bought my oldest brother a remington 1911 for Christmas last year. Himself was always lamenting not keeping his 45 when he left SEA in the late sixties. now I don't have to listen to that anymore. Hope he is enjoying it. a lot tighter production tolerance than the govt piece. wouldn't want to drop it in the mud. but a nice weapon.
John Browning did well.
OK. I've been looking at this for a while now.
ReplyDeleteThe finish appears compromised and I am not convinced the frontstrap is standard.
It appears to be a Remington UMC slide on a 1911 (pre-A 1) frame marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY." If frame and slide are of the same vintage, DOM would be ca. 1919. I cannot identify the markings above the mag release. They don't look like arsenal rebuild stamps, may be inspector stamps or foreign proofmarks.
It is unlikely that a .45 issued in WWI escaped arsenal rebuild.
Mine was a U.S. marked 1911 Colt frame S/N from 1919, refurbed AA (1943), parkerized and reassembled with a UMC slide, one-piece barrel, long steel trigger, flat MS housing w/ lanyard loop, early wide checkered hammer and checkered walnut grips. No inspector's stamps were visible.
I'd appreciate an expert's opinion.Details here might shed some light:
http://www.coolgunsite.com/images/1911/remumc1919/bremumc1919.htm
=TW=
BTW, those CMP 1911s look better than I expected. Grab one while you still can.