I asked some WWII vets if the 1911's they saw in the war had plastic grips, they said yes, many of them did. So THAT aspect of it is accurate to some degree.
Also, if anyone is looking to buy one of these, they are not fancy, but a good buy...and having said that, I only paid $369 for mine (well, plus sales tax you know) at a gunshow, and it was new in the box. Look around some and you can snag one for under $400.
It feeds good ammo very well, but I'm still thinking about getting the feed ramp smoothed up....but then again...maybe not.