knives and guns

[GunnyGene]

Thanks for posting the great photos. I have one ? How can a 1911 be marked "A-1" without the arched mainspring housing? If I remember correctly one of the "improvements" of the 1911 in about 1924 was the arched mainspring housing along with the scalloped frame behind the trigger and the shorter reach for the trigger. I know I like shooting my 1937 National Match A-1 better than my other 1911 with the flat grip.

Manufacturers of civilian 1911's since the VN era have been less than strict about the distinction than they probably should be (due to marketing goals), which leads to some considerable confusion. The basic 1911 platform is probably the most heavily modified/customized/improved platform than any other that I can think of, so the military contract designation means very little these days. Nobody (including Uncle Sam) wants to go down that road with a lengthy list of A1 to AXXX.

[BrokenolMarine]

Thanks for posting the great photos. I have one ? How can a 1911 be marked "A-1" without the arched mainspring housing? If I remember correctly one of the "improvements" of the 1911 in about 1924 was the arched mainspring housing along with the scalloped frame behind the trigger and the shorter reach for the trigger. I know I like shooting my 1937 National Match A-1 better than my other 1911 with the flat grip.

The only thing stock about that Springfield is basically the frame and slide. It was stripped, and rebuilt into a match quality PPC semi-auto for me by a very talented metro area gunsmith. The sights, barrel, barrel bushing, trigger, mainspring and flat mainspring housing, plus many other improvements contributed to the gun's shootability. It was far more accurate than I was.

Jerry's full custom guns won the Police Nationals for years. At the end, there was a two year wait for his guns. Shortly before his death from an aggressive cancer, he was honored by his admission into the American Pistolsmith's Guild.

[daytime dave]

This pair is rumored to be able to cut then squeeze lemons.

[Vaquero]

I had this little 32 out earlier to show forty, so I added the little daily carry to it for an addition to this thread.

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RP

[daytime dave]

Ha Randy, I saw forties post and yours so I got out my little top break too. I put the little Finn with it to pull double duty.