A photo of my M1911A1 cutaway...

[John Holbrook]

 

[1911Tuner]

Cutaway

Great picture, John. Many thanks. If the gun is yours...I want that trigger!
I'll send ya one of mine to replace it...

 

[10-Ring]

That's cool! I'd like to fondle that thing up close & personal like

 

[Eightball]

Sweeeeeet.

 

[panzermk2]

nice

 

[tegemu]

Does the action function (not shoot)? Did you do the work?

 

[1911Tuner]

Function

Question:

>Does the action function (not shoot)?<
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From what I can see, and unless there's an internal issue...such as cracks, badly deformed lugs and/or excessive headspace...I'd say that the gun is fully functional and able to fire as is.

I still want that milled trigger...

 

[Chipperman]

Would this have been made as a complete gun first, then cutaway afterward; or would it have been cut during initial production of each component?

 

[1911Tuner]

Cutaway

Chipperman...The serial number on the frame suggests a functioning gun that was modified. No sense in serializing a demo dummy.

 

[panzermk2]

My cut away was a finished gun that was then modified in house. You can see it in this pic. Not as cool as the 45 though