1911 Fans show your pistols
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rjtmac
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Just have one at this time ...
A 1942 Kongsberg model 1914.
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An international travler.
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Senor Chisme
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I know. I know. I know what you are going to say. However this pistol was already armaloyed when I got it. I bought it from the daughter of a deceased police officer who was liquidating her father's guns. I don't know if the barrel is original, but I don't care. It shoots like a house afire. Even with the original tiny sights. I put new springs in it and a new set of Narvadex (sp?) grips and I carried it on duty for the last four years before I retired. I often carry it as a CCW or sometimes as an open carry. People still come up to me and ask me if I know if the hammer is cocked. I just say "Yep. Just as GOD and John Moses Browning intended."
I know. I know. I know what you are going to say. However this pistol was already armaloyed when I got it. I bought it from the daughter of a deceased police officer who was liquidating her father's guns. I don't know if the barrel is original, but I don't care. It shoots like a house afire. Even with the original tiny sights. I put new springs in it and a new set of Narvadex (sp?) grips and I carried it on duty for the last four years before I retired. I often carry it as a CCW or sometimes as an open carry. People still come up to me and ask me if I know if the hammer is cocked. I just say "Yep. Just as GOD and John Moses Browning intended."
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My Dad's 1911A1 (converted from a 1911) carried by him in WW II.
Bill
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Here is the Wikipedia page for the Kongsberg Colt's.
They are very interesting pistols. You can still get historical information on individual pistols.
Kongsberg Colt - Wikipedia
Colt 1911
Here's my 1911, from 1917. Picked it up at an auction. Story was, Grandpa brought it home from WW1. It was in a closet, forgotten, since he died in the late forties. Shows some honest wear, but everything is tight, and original, never been thru a rebuild.
Here's my 1911, from 1917. Picked it up at an auction. Story was, Grandpa brought it home from WW1. It was in a closet, forgotten, since he died in the late forties. Shows some honest wear, but everything is tight, and original, never been thru a rebuild.
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Here's another. Picked this one up from a friend who had no interest. His Father had been in Patton's army in WW2 going through France. Towards the end, he traded in the one he had carried for a new issue. Got the whole kit; pistol (late war, almost mint), two issue holsters, 5 WW2 magazines, two British made mag pouches, uniforms and a sap.
Here's another. Picked this one up from a friend who had no interest. His Father had been in Patton's army in WW2 going through France. Towards the end, he traded in the one he had carried for a new issue. Got the whole kit; pistol (late war, almost mint), two issue holsters, 5 WW2 magazines, two British made mag pouches, uniforms and a sap.
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Note: except that it was designed by John Browning pre-WWI, made by Ithaca, and issued to a GI in WWII, I would not like my 1943 M1911A1 all that much
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Thank you, very interesting reading.
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C5GUY
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Like a lot of members on this forum I have a 1911 issue and freely admit it. The only help I seek for it is to gain more funds to buy more 1911's.
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You have great taste in 1911s, looks like you need a Colt 45 Commander now.Like a lot of members on this forum I have a 1911 issue and freely admit it. The only help I seek for it is to gain more funds to buy more 1911's.
C5GUY
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I agree!! Love a Colt.
