It's Springfield Armory's rendition of the classic GI 1911A1 pistol. Of course, it's parkerized and chambered in .45 ACP. It's got the low-profile GI sights and the wooden US grips. It's a lot like the one I used to carry when I was a young lieutenant, except this one is a lot tighter than the one I was issued.
The first GI .45, nay, the very first pistol I ever fired was a 1911A1, made by the Ithaca Gun Company, probably during the Second World War. It was issued to me in 1976 at Fort Knox, KY, and I remember wondering if the slide should rock side to side like it did. I sat through several hours of instruction on the care and feeding of the 1911 pistol and then a very senior NCO gave us a quick course of instruction on firing the little pistol. We were issued two magazines and a box of ammo. I walked out on the line and fired expert with that old rattle-trap pistol. I had to turn that pistol back in to the school, after a thorough cleaning. I thought I was a hell of a warrior, firing expert with that old handgun.
Beginner's luck. I've been forever since smitten with the 1911 and ... well... sometimes I can't help myself. I'm not going to keep this one. It'll be gifted to a son who's been drooling over the 1911 I carried on duty for the past several years. I promised him I'd look around and today the stars aligned.
If he doesn't like it, he can give it back.
Too awesome for words. Can't wait to hear a range report.
ReplyDeleteI have one of those John Moses Browning's Masterpieces. Those small black sights are problematic for my old eyes but I can still shoot it well enough. (I'm betting your son won't be giving it back........)
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After it bites him, he might :-) I too fired expert with 1911s that shook, rattled and rolled, but they put the rounds down range!!!
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