CMP 1911's

foxdoublegunner · 04-12-2019, 08:57 PM

Ed,
Very nice M1911A1 that you received. My number was 3523. I was hoping for either an Ithaca or a Colt and I received an Ithaca lower and a WW2 Colt slide together with a nice WW2 magazine. Funny how that worked out. It has rebuild markings from 1978. Very pleased with the quality of the rebuild. I fired it for the first time Wednesday and it shot point of aim-point of impact at 7 yards in a good tight group but I must admit that I think that the sights have shrunken quite a bit since I last carried one on active duty.
When I was called, I was offered a Field Grade or Service Grade model and chose the Field Grade as my dream would have been an M1911 model from WW1. Over the past several months I have been collecting the WW1 pistol belt, two tone magazine, canteen with cup and carrier, first aid kit and a unit marked holster. In the end I got a nice WW2 M1911A1 model which is just fine. I still feel as if I won the lottery.

Foxdoublegunner

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04-12-2019, 08:57 PM	#19
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Ed, Very nice M1911A1 that you received. My number was 3523. I was hoping for either an Ithaca or a Colt and I received an Ithaca lower and a WW2 Colt slide together with a nice WW2 magazine. Funny how that worked out. It has rebuild markings from 1978. Very pleased with the quality of the rebuild. I fired it for the first time Wednesday and it shot point of aim-point of impact at 7 yards in a good tight group but I must admit that I think that the sights have shrunken quite a bit since I last carried one on active duty. When I was called, I was offered a Field Grade or Service Grade model and chose the Field Grade as my dream would have been an M1911 model from WW1. Over the past several months I have been collecting the WW1 pistol belt, two tone magazine, canteen with cup and carrier, first aid kit and a unit marked holster. In the end I got a nice WW2 M1911A1 model which is just fine. I still feel as if I won the lottery. Foxdoublegunner