[gps man]

This one came to me as do many of my guns do, in a text from my enabler at my LGS. “Can you come in today? I’ve got something for you...”

So I went in.

And he shows me an M1911. Not an A1.

All original including the grips and magazine.

Dates to 1919.

Of course it now resides with me.

Enjoy! I certainly am.

 

[ZoidMeister]

I need an LGS enabler . . . . .

 

[gps man]

It’s good and bad...:

Good for the collection, bad for the bank account.

But! They are investments! Right????

 

[oldcrotchety]

Beautiful 1911. Thanks for sharing the nice photos.

 

[WC145]

Sweet! The tales it could tell!

 

[Baldwin]

Nice!
Those pics show how unchanged the 1911 platform is. Cool.

 

[Greg45acp]

Badass!

 

[ILED93]

Nice, nice, nice!

 

[tac45]

MY PRECIOUS. !!!!!!!!!

 

[hatchettg]

Great find! In that era, were the slides completely hardened? In other words, can it be shot extensively?

 

[gps man]

Great find! In that era, were the slides completely hardened? In other words, can it be shot extensively?

Others will know better than I do, but I do not believe they were hardened real well.

I’m going to shoot it sparing, with gentle reloads.

 

[Jim PHL]

That would look really cool with a Re-Cover grip & rail system, and a laser, and a scope, and ambi-safeties and a big scoopin’ magwell chute and a fake compensator! (But don’t get front cocking serrations they suck.)

 

[notshawn54]

And don’t hard chrome it. It will never fit in a period correct flap holster again.

 

[gps man]

That would look really cool with a Re-Cover grip & rail system, and a laser, and a scope, and ambi-safeties and a big scoopin’ magwell chute and a fake compensator! (But don’t get front cocking serrations they suck.)

That’s all on order!

Yeah...FCS suck.

 

[PNW Oly Guy]

Amazing amount of blueing remaining. Wow! And yeah...go with gentle loads. Great aquisition!

 

[ZoidMeister]

That would look really cool with a Re-Cover grip & rail system, and a laser, and a scope, and ambi-safeties and a big scoopin’ magwell chute and a fake compensator! (But don’t get front cocking serrations they suck.)

And don’t hard chrome it. It will never fit in a period correct flap holster again.

 

[cgff]

Congrats, very nice