Show off your 1911

[Mil-Spec]

Always loved the double canon logo on wood grips from Springfield. Very nice!

Could not agree more!

 

[Baldone]

Not a huge fan of the 1911 for carry, so only own 1

 

[Minuteman1969]

I just got my new grips an hour ago in the mail, and put them on literally a few minutes ago!!

 

[papa]

I just got my new grips an hour ago in the mail, and put them on literally a few minutes ago!!

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Great looking grips.

 

[BangBang]

Here are the VZ Grips from the VZ giveaway!!

 

[gglass]

The most accurate of all my semi-auto pistols has been my custom SA 1911. It started life as a Loaded model, but all the internals were replaced, including the barrel and bushing. This eventually became the benchmark to measure all my other pistols against to judge accuracy.

15-yards unsupported

 

[papadan]

Noob here from Ky. Call me Dan or anything else you feel like, I've heard it all. Only own one S.A. 1911-A1, can never leave anything original.

Leather and snake skin grips and cross draw holster. Leather work is one of my hobbies.

 

[ralbec59]

Springfield Loaded 1911 with factory night sights. View attachment 41View attachment 42View attachment 43

Beautiful gun. I have an older 1911A1 that has what I believe is a misprint on the logo. It says 1974 instead of 1794

 

[BangBang]

Beautiful gun. I have an older 1911A1 that has what I believe is a misprint on the logo. It says 1974 instead of 1794View attachment 4021View attachment 4021

What’s the misprint? They were established October 6, 1974

 

[ralbec59]

Are you sure? Didn’t Springfield develop the M1 that was used in WWII?

 

[HansGruber]

Are you sure? Didn’t Springfield develop the M1 that was used in WWII?

Different Springfield Armory—the original was part of the military, and based in Springfield Massachusetts.

The current SA is using the name. Completely different entity.

 

[gglass]

It is an example of marketing genius!

 

[dbarnes42]

Mine says 1794 - 1994. My wife's says 1794.

 

[BangBang]

From what I gathered.
1794: Springfield, MA "Begun as a major arsenal by General George Washington early in the Revolutionary War, the first national armory began manufacturing muskets in 1794." http://www.nps.gov/spar/
1974: Springfield Inc. Geneseo, IL "In 1974 Robert Reese acquired the Springfield Armory name..." http://www.springfield-armory.com/index.shtml

 

[ralbec59]

That explains a lot, BigBang. Thank you. My Saint has the 1794 date on the logo, and I just picked that up two months ago, hence the confusion.

 

[Minuteman1969]

Mine says 1794 - 1994. My wife's says 1794.View attachment 4139View attachment 4140

I believe yours is a "200th Anniversary Edition".

 

[1776_duck]

My Springfield Range Officer Elite Operator! It’s my everyday carry, and is chambered in 9mm.. blasphemous!

 

[freebob29909]

Springfield Loaded 1911 with factory night sights. View attachment 41View attachment 42View attachment 43

 

[Triad999]

Top: My Rem R1 enhanced in .45 and bottom: My Rem R1 Limited in 9mm. Both are IDPA comp guns, I shoot CDP with the .45 and ESP with the 9mm. I also shoot SSP with an XDM 5.25 in 9mm. Always loved Springfields but when I met these Remington's it was like they were made for me! ...until I fall in love with the next ones! LOL!

 

[CastroPC]

Ruger SR 1911 in 10MM NRA..