Got my first 1911 in December, 1962 ($15 plus $7.50 shipping) delivered to my folk's home in Los Angeles while I was away in the Army at Ft. Benning. Couldn't carry while doing 21 years as a full time cop (1972 - 1993) as that was revolver only times.
I did, however, carry off duty for a time, but stopped doing that because all my 1911s (like my M16/M4) were most reliable when used "wet". That always seemed to mean grease/oil stains on my pants or shirts, and as cheap as I was I hated to pay for expensive dry cleaning.