Hey all. Do you all know if there are other companies that make a quality WWI or WWII Replica with the slide markings and lettering other than Colt? I tried trading into a Colt WWI shortly after they came out, but never could make the deal happen. It seems there aren’t that many of them out...

I’m absolutely infatuated with WWII aviation. Recently I came across a couple of pictures that were pretty cool. Figured I’d share with you guys as my wife didn’t offer much enthusiasm! Pilots of the 365th Fighter Group listening to 1st Lt Robert Hagan. Mostly wearing 1911s...

Hi all, I unfortunately live in a country (Holland) where gun ownership is very restricted, so I don't own any, but I do love the 1911's and I've had the fortune of shooting one at a range while on holiday in the US. Anyway, I saw a YouTube video about a WWII 1911 found in Austria, and it had...

Everything you needed to know about shooting the 1911. ;)

I have my dad's old 1911A1 he brought back from the war, Ithaca slide and Colt frame, typical WWII military armorer's frankenstein pistol. I was wondering if this would be a candidate to have someone - like Alchemy Custom - do some work on to make it a reliable carry pistol. I know the...