I had a discount coupon and treated myself to a new book by Patrick Sweeney called "1911 The first 100 Years".
It's a hardback, illustrated with great photos of the earliest Colt autos; the Belgian, British, Czech, French, German, Polish, and Soviet competitors; military and commercial Colt 1911 models; the other contractors; the Commander; Colt's attempts to win later contracts to replace the 1911; and a host of custom and other recent production versions. Good history from the beginning and into modern competition and LEO usage. Check this out:
http://www.amazon.com/1911-First-Years-Patrick-Sweeney/dp/1440211159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292772287&sr=1-1
It isn't your complete reference, in that (unless I skipped over it) there isn't a history of heat treatment methods.
I've been enjoying it.
It's a hardback, illustrated with great photos of the earliest Colt autos; the Belgian, British, Czech, French, German, Polish, and Soviet competitors; military and commercial Colt 1911 models; the other contractors; the Commander; Colt's attempts to win later contracts to replace the 1911; and a host of custom and other recent production versions. Good history from the beginning and into modern competition and LEO usage. Check this out:
http://www.amazon.com/1911-First-Years-Patrick-Sweeney/dp/1440211159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292772287&sr=1-1
It isn't your complete reference, in that (unless I skipped over it) there isn't a history of heat treatment methods.
I've been enjoying it.
