Colt 1911A1

alanint · 06-08-2015, 10:47 AM

Strictly speaking, there is no such animal as a correct 1911A1 "Rig". Gun, holster, web belt, magazines and magazine pouch could have come from any number of sources, WW1 or WW2, marked and unmarked, (in the case of the magazines).

Simply acquire the pistol first, then try to date match the holster, web belt and magazine pouch to the pistol, regardless of manufacturer. 1918 dated gear is also correct for early war and it is what was mostly issued. I see a lot of 42 and 44 dated web gear. 1943 seems rarer. Earlier magazines are usually stamped with a two letter code on the forward protruding upper surface of the magazine baseplate. A little internet research will give you the codes for your year.

06-08-2015, 10:47 AM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Strictly speaking, there is no such animal as a correct 1911A1 "Rig". Gun, holster, web belt, magazines and magazine pouch could have come from any number of sources, WW1 or WW2, marked and unmarked, (in the case of the magazines). Simply acquire the pistol first, then try to date match the holster, web belt and magazine pouch to the pistol, regardless of manufacturer. 1918 dated gear is also correct for early war and it is what was mostly issued. I see a lot of 42 and 44 dated web gear. 1943 seems rarer. Earlier magazines are usually stamped with a two letter code on the forward protruding upper surface of the magazine baseplate. A little internet research will give you the codes for your year.