The last 1911's were purchased in 1943-so the newest would be 74 years old. We had them in VN. Most were junk then. My MOS required side arms, and most of the guys (small detachment) carried revolvers that we got from multiple sources. I am thinking that these have either been completely re-built, or they are strictly a collectors piece-not something to shoot. The ones we had, both in training stateside (AIT Infantry) and in country, were JUNK.