I have a question for our experts concerning the 1911A1’s grip safety.
To begin, I am a “card carrying†member of the fairly large group who believes John Browning was a genius, his firearms designs were essentially flawless (particularly given the materials and manufacturing processes available at that time), and his work is close-to “divinely inspiredâ€.
With that said, I have always wondered why the 1911A1 has a grip safety, while the BHP -- a very similar design in fundament concept -- does not. I believe I learned some years ago that the Army’s specifications for the 1911A1 required an additional -- grip -- safety, due to cavalry employment. However, that begs the question why Browning did not carry that design feature forward into the BHP?
Can anyone enlighten us?
Thanks and regards.
To begin, I am a “card carrying†member of the fairly large group who believes John Browning was a genius, his firearms designs were essentially flawless (particularly given the materials and manufacturing processes available at that time), and his work is close-to “divinely inspiredâ€.
With that said, I have always wondered why the 1911A1 has a grip safety, while the BHP -- a very similar design in fundament concept -- does not. I believe I learned some years ago that the Army’s specifications for the 1911A1 required an additional -- grip -- safety, due to cavalry employment. However, that begs the question why Browning did not carry that design feature forward into the BHP?
Can anyone enlighten us?
Thanks and regards.