1911 A1 to 1911

[John Sabato]

You can replace the trigger with a long one and the mainspring housing with flat one, and you could have the sights replaced with the old type that weren't as good as the 1911A1 type, but you can't easily fill in the small half moon cuts at the back of the trigger guard which made finger access a little easier... So No, not without welding and grinding and refinishing could you make it LOOK like a 1911... but it will never really be a 1911 so what's the point?

If a 1911 is what you really want... then save your money that you would use toward creating one and find a real 1911...

If you plan on shooting it... stick with the 1911A1 ...they made those improvements on the 1911 for a reason. It made a better and more serviceable pistol. I know because I carried one for 20 years.

(U.S. Army-Retired)