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This one's a little rough.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/a-custom-built-1911-or-not.847861/
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/a-custom-built-1911-or-not.847861/
Yep - though I'm not sure that they'll *never* be able to fill them. Army would hopefully send a few thousand more over to CMP. I guess it's defensible that CMP is granting numbers for the next shipment for those folks who applied for the first. However, does this mean that they won't likely take new applicants for the next go-around, assuming there is one?
And here's an interesting aside - my friend just received his CMP 1911 - Colt frame and GI replacement "generic" slide. He's not too amused for plunking down over so much for it. Dark gray parkerization, and looks like a complete mixmaster of small parts (need to check the s/n when he shows it to me again, but looks like Ithaca slide stop and thumb safety with a Colt frame, and the replacement contractor slide. I tried to give him solace by noting this would be a GI gun, probably just as issued, after having seen service for over 4 or 5 decades before being boxed up. I suppose for nearly a grand, he was hoping at least not to get one with the generic slide, and was probably pumped up at seening these wonderful specimens pictured on various forums - - - but so it goes with luck of the draw ...
What did he expect? His sounds a lot like mine. 1943 Colt frame and 1950's Colt replacement slide. I bet most 1911's after the late 1950's at best were mix masters. Did he think the 1911's hanging from a GI's belt in Vietnam or Grenada weren't mix-master's?
Personally, I don't think he received a thousand-dollar 1911 either, but YMMV...
You may be right. And if mine is like that, I may reject it. I'm interested in a WWII gun to pair with my Garand. If I wanted a foreign made gun, I'd buy one from Springfield Armory.
As for the history, they all have them. They were carried by American GI’s. Saving $400 for a Springfield clone can’t claim ANY history at all.
Well, the Frame should definitely be WWII. It will most likely be mixed parts, but that is just the way the US Military works. I am still waiting on mine as well. I'll keep it whatever I get. I am hoping for a 1911-not-A1 with WWI heritage. I'll probably shoot it at my range's Memorial day and Veteran's day shoots, and that's about it. I have a stack of 1911's, and either the one i built from scratch or the Springfield that was my first pistol I bought myself will still be my favorite. Probably.True, but it depends on what history you are looking for. That's the interesting thing about "collecting." You find an event, timeframe, era, theme or style that interests you, and focus on it. My girlfriend's dad said something to me recently about why I don't "collect" guns, because, to him, "collecting" is just buying guns, preferably on the cheap. (He recently came home with an RG revolver.) I didn't tell him this, as I didn't want to offend, but I am collecting; I'm just not buying "whatever" and I'm only buying good condition. So if this 1911CMP doesn't have a solid connection to WWII, I'll send it back.
PS: This is especially true for this 1911 as I don't actually like 1911s, so this gun will probably almost never be fired much.
True, but it depends on what history you are looking for. That's the interesting thing about "collecting." You find an event, timeframe, era, theme or style that interests you, and focus on it. My girlfriend's dad said something to me recently about why I don't "collect" guns, because, to him, "collecting" is just buying guns, preferably on the cheap. (He recently came home with an RG revolver.) I didn't tell him this, as I didn't want to offend, but I am collecting; I'm just not buying "whatever" and I'm only buying good condition. So if this 1911CMP doesn't have a solid connection to WWII, I'll send it back.
PS: This is especially true for this 1911 as I don't actually like 1911s, so this gun will probably almost never be fired much.
Yeah if I got a 1911 (WW I era) I'd probably be giddy and shut up about it. I've been thinking about looking for a 1917 enfield and 1917 revolver, so a 1911 would start that as well.Well, the Frame should definitely be WWII. It will most likely be mixed parts, but that is just the way the US Military works. I am still waiting on mine as well. I'll keep it whatever I get. I am hoping for a 1911-not-A1 with WWI heritage. I'll probably shoot it at my range's Memorial day and Veteran's day shoots, and that's about it. I have a stack of 1911's, and either the one i built from scratch or the Springfield that was my first pistol I bought myself will still be my favorite. Probably.
Well, the Frame should definitely be WWII. It will most likely be mixed parts, but that is just the way the US Military works. I am still waiting on mine as well. I'll keep it whatever I get. I am hoping for a 1911-not-A1 with WWI heritage. I'll probably shoot it at my range's Memorial day and Veteran's day shoots, and that's about it. I have a stack of 1911's, and either the one i built from scratch or the Springfield that was my first pistol I bought myself will still be my favorite. Probably.
Some have been sent out already. A couple of M1911 (non-A1) frames have been posted on the CMP forums, as well as a WWII Colt/Colt that looks to be all original after a rebuild. Makes me wonder what they are holding back for auction...as you are correct: the best ones will be auctioned.If you get a WW1 frame, it's most likely going to have been rebuilt into 1911A1 configuration. From what I understand, rare items (like all-matching original 1911A1s or WW1 era intact) are going to be auctioned by CMP, or some may go to a CMP in house display. And that's supposedly just a small handful - the rest are going out to applicants as-is.
Some have been sent out already. A couple of M1911 (non-A1) frames have been posted on the CMP forums, as well as a WWII Colt/Colt that looks to be all original after a rebuild. Makes me wonder what they are holding back for auction...as you are correct: the best ones will be auctioned.
You never know what you'll get. I'll probably get a frame with no interesting markings and an ummarked arsenal slide. Rust pitted. I'm just happy to be getting a mystery box. Eventually.
Thanks. Yeah, it's a tough break.Sorry to hear that D.B.Cooper.