Colt 1911 .45 Auto

Edward Tinker · 05-03-2016, 07:21 PM

I'd like either larger or close ups of the markings on the slide and the essex - I had a 45 built up on a essex frame once, can't remember how it looked...

sheepherder · 05-03-2016, 10:29 PM

Weren't Essex one of the first of the cast steel frames???

Colt M1911A1 slide; that's a plus. Thumb safety looks GI. If all the parts are OEM GI, it could be a good buy.

The finger clearance reliefs in the Essex frame always struck me as odd...More than a 1911 but not as much as a 1911A1...

05-03-2016, 10:29 PM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Weren't Essex one of the first of the cast steel frames??? Colt M1911A1 slide; that's a plus. Thumb safety looks GI. If all the parts are OEM GI, it could be a good buy. The finger clearance reliefs in the Essex frame always struck me as odd...More than a 1911 but not as much as a 1911A1... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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05-03-2016, 07:21 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	I'd like either larger or close ups of the markings on the slide and the essex - I had a 45 built up on a essex frame once, can't remember how it looked...