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The Holy Grail of the 1911s, I'm saying Singer

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BoomDad
Singers by far are the best built, finished, quality and the most expensive production 1911s ever made! Tell me otherwise?
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I think that most of us would be forced to take someone's word for it since it's not so easy to get your hands on a Singer to inspect it for yourself.
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Holladay
No they’re just rare.
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azguy1911
Best built :unsure: ah, no.
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FWoo45
Uh, no. The original Addicts gun, Deadpool.
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switchback
As stated, just rare, not specially built.
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Surely it would be a Cabot, right? If it's weird, gaudy and priced astronomically high, surely that would make it the holg grail.
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ferrarif1fan said:
Surely it would be a Cabot, right? If it's weird, gaudy and priced astronomically high, surely that would make it the holg grail.
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Cabot are custom/semi-custom.
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Holladay said:
No they’re just rare.
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They are better built than Colt and even some of new 1911s. They are smooth. The parts were fit together nicely. The bluing finish is outstanding and held better than other bluing. I had the pleasure to hold one couple of years ago .....it's not mine and I might never see it again ...but it's the Holy Grail ......
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Sparky87
Seems to be a complete Chen build. Only exist in legends
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BoomDad said:
Singers by far are the best built, finished, quality and the most expensive production 1911s ever made! Tell me otherwise?
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Otherwise
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Sparky87 said:
Seems to be a complete Chen build. Only exist in legends
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They are so rare, that even Chen himself doesnt run one
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BoomDad said:
They are better built than Colt and even some of new 1911s. They are smooth. The parts were fit together nicely. The bluing finish is outstanding and held better than other bluing. I had the pleasure to hold one couple of years ago .....it's not mine and I might never see it again ...but it's the Holy Grail ......
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Better built than Colt doesn't seem to be an especially high bar these days, to be fair.
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AJP
Yep, missed the mark here. They are no better in regards to fit, finish, or quality than a pre 70 series commercial Colt. What they are is rare. Maybe the Grail for you, or for someone trying to track down all the war variants of the 1911, but past that I've never looked at them as anything particularly special.
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BoomDad said:
Singers by far are the best built, finished, quality and the most expensive production 1911s ever made! Tell me otherwise?
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BoomDad said:
Singers by far are the best built, finished, quality and the most expensive production 1911s ever made! Tell me otherwise?
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Well, that tells me you have never handled a Pre-War Commercial Colt National Match or Super Match
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bladeandbarrel said:
Well, that tells me you have never handled a Pre-War Commercial Colt National Match or Super Match
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No, I didn't. But every one handled the Singers agreed they are the best, like a sewing machine!
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BoomDad said:
No, I didn't. But every one handled the Singers agreed they are the best, like a sewing machine!
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Not even close. They had a nice finish for a wartime pistol as they were an "Educational Run" but they are not finished as well as a commercial, pre war Colt-especially an ACE, Super Match or National Match. Not even close..
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BoomDad
Actually they made better 1911s but it cost more time. The Army needed mass production and picked other manufacturers
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