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Unread 07-19-2011, 08:24 AM   #11
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The next time my sweetie wants to go to a garage sale I'm going too!! NICE FIND! Congratulations.

The gun was manufactured in 1917 and it also looks like the shorter grip safety of the 1911 was replaced with the longer grip safety of the A-1. Can't blame whoever made the swap. Getting bitten by the hammer on the web between the thumb and index finger hurts! Photos of the 1911 A-1 grip safety vs the 1911 below:
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