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Originally Posted by TheHobbyist
Were these the ones made to compete against the 1911 for the new service firearm of the time? I have heard of them, but never saw an actual one.
Congrats on owning such a fine specimen!
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This pistol is identical to the U.S. Army test pistols. The U.S. Govt bought 1000 of these for the tests. The test pistols also had the U.S. Eagle on them. DWM continued with the Eagle for the commercial production, of which this is one. They also put the crests of other nations on them for promotional purposes.