1911 lovers! Let's see 'em!
Outstanding.....a former co-worker had an original issue one. His was a shooter. Was pretty loose and not at all accurate but it was neat firing a weapon with that much history. Chris got his from an estate sail as well.....I only have one 1911. It just so happens to be the 1911...An original, 1918-manufacture, WWI-issued 1911. I know the story of the soldier that carried it...Got it from his grandson during an estate sale. Came with an original WWI belt, holster, two-mag pouch and two original mags. One's loaded with very old ammo, but the headstamps on the case indicate that the rounds are newer than the pistol. I picked up everything listed for an absurdly low price.
There's not much bluing left on the frame and slide. It looks like the safety and slide release have been replaced, but whoever did it used correct parts. The grips are all there but pretty delicate. The barrel looks to be pretty shot out, but is stamped properly to be the correct barrel that could have come in the pistol.
The pistol has been disassembled, carefully cleaned, reassembled and function-checked, but I doubt I'll ever shoot it. It's more a collector piece than anything else.
The pistol has a nice history...The pistol was carried in Germany and France during WWI, then somehow came back home and served as a plinking gun for the next thirty or forty years...Then essentially sat in a 30-cal ammo can until it was found after the owner's death.
I plan on...Leaving it alone. I keep it oiled up and stashed away. If I ever purchase another 1911, that one will be a shooter...But this is one of fifteen guns, so I have more than enough stuff to shoot with right now.
