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I like this old war horse. I bought it from the widow of the WW2 vet. it was issued to. It was made in 1918, no doubt a reissue to him. It took me 3-4 years to talk her out of it. She always would say "It reminds me of him" or some such thing. I'll treasure almost as much as she did.

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I like this old war horse. I bought it from the widow of the WW2 vet. it was issued to. It was made in 1918, no doubt a reissue to him. It took me 3-4 years to talk her out of it. She always would say "It reminds me of him" or some such thing. I'll treasure almost as much as she did.
And it appears to be a very high conditioned gun, as such, it would be worth a small treasure, indeed, in monetary value. If that pistol is all original, in the condition it appears to be in, it is worth an easy four figures.
 
I really like them both as they are amazingly accurate and soft recoiling. The 45 was cheap and since last year I turned 45....... It needs a new rear sight, but it does shoot well so far.
 
Maxxhavoc, that hardware looks very similar to a PARA.
Is that a PARA slide?

PSA Frame, Barrel, and Slide. Wilson Combat Slide Stop and Safety. Cylinder and Slide disconnector, hammer, sear.

Nice pistol @maxxhavoc , but I see no warts
  • The Wilson Slide Stop is supposed to be stainless, but it looks like in-the-white steel since it rusts easily. A bad casting at that because polishing brought out several voids. I found this out after fitting it. I'll fix it later.
  • I wanted a brushed steel /matte finish. Both frame and slide started out as matte. The frame and slide are not machined/cast perfectly flat, so there were low spots after hand sanding on glass for a long time. It got to the point on the frame that I wanted to keep function over form so I stopped and sanded in by hand on the low spots to match the finish. I ended up doing it on the slide as well. Therefore, the brush pattern is not parallel front to back in all areas. A good belt sander would have helped.
  • The trigger is the reach I want and works well, but it is kinda ugly.
  • The frame is cut for a beavertail, but I don't like beavertails. So there are small gaps.

It is tight, runs well, and the trigger pull is exactly like I like it. I love shooting it and I am glad i did it. But I could have bought a pistol with better fit and finish for a good bit less than I put into it.
 
I was issued a 1911A1 manufactured by Ithaca. By coincidence this would be the second day of Operation Starlite - Viet-Nam - fifty-two years in the past. I learned what generations before me had learned a handgun is a nice supplement to a rifle but never your primary. I've had and have examples made by Colt and Springfield. With that said for day to day usage I've moved on.
 
I love all of my 1911s, been carrying them for close to 35 years now. My primary carry piece is an ACW Springfield Champion.
Here are pics of a few of mine -

King's Gun Works 1948 Colt Commercial Government Model
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Alchemy Custom Weaponry Springfield Champion "Hand of Doom"
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Krebs Custom Guns Colt 1991A1 Commander
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Dietrich Gunsmithy Colt 1991A1 Government (fitted w/9mm, .38 Super, and 9x23W barrels)
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Clark Custom Guns Colt 1991A1 Compact "Meltdown"
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I've been hooked on the 1911 since Uncle Sam handed me one when I was about nineteen. With the transition to the M9, we were lucky enough to have a slew of "Ol' Slabsides" that we kept long after the M9 was the "official" handgun. Since i got out of the military several decades ago, I've never been without at least one. I have several now, all in .45ACP. Thinking hard about picking one up in 9mm.
 
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