Informal Gun Overviews: Colt 1911

Alright! I have another gun overview, and this time, it's something good. My father's Colt .45 WWI-era 1911, it's been in our family for four generations now.

It's by far the most exciting weapon among the few firearms my family possesses! Enjoy the video, leave a comment, and I will be a happy camper. =)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Colt
• .45
• 1911
• semi-automatic
• handgun
• pistol
• WWI
• era
• great-grandfather
• favorite
• weapon

[xxBleedxxLikexxMexx]

Good video, you mentioned about the grips. They are not original to the gun. Original grips to a WW1 era M1911 were made of wood and had the "double diamonds". The grips on your particular pistol are WW2 era Keyes Fibre grips found on 1911A1's and the Arsenal rebuild M1911's.

[VolcanosGoBoom]

@xxBleedxxLikexxMexx Thank you for your patronage! Wow! I'm very impressed with your explanation about the grips! Yeah, I've been wondering about those for some time now. You're right, original grips were indeed made of wood and had those "double diamond" cutouts. That makes perfect sense that these are WWII-era Keyes Fibre gribs; I left this detail out, but great grand-dad gave it to his son who fought in WWII. So one of them could've changed out the original grips. Thank you so much, good eye!

[TheAgeOfExploration]

Thanks for sharing! Awesome and legendary masterpiece right there. :)

[VolcanosGoBoom]

@TheAgeOfExploration I'm glad you enjoyed the overview! Thank you for your patronage! :D

[themarine1701]

I rather take the SA GI.

[VolcanosGoBoom]

@themarine1701 Everyone has their preferences. How much does the SA GI usually sell for?

[xxBleedxxLikexxMexx]

@VolcanosGoBoom No problem, and it was pretty common during WW2 that the new grips were installed on WW1 era 45's due to wear and tear on the originals. When I first started watching your vid I thought your gun was a rebuild but seeing it's still blued and from what I could see, I didn't see any arsenal markings on the frame. But it was common practice for the M1911's to get parkerized and having the Keye's grips installed for redeployment.

[VolcanosGoBoom]

@rugersix Thank you so much for the feed back, rugersix! =] I think the best kind of gun one can own is a family firearm with a rich backstory.

[rugersix]

Completely FANTASTIC!!!!

It's been well taken care of...I love the family history!

THANKS For Posting! =)

Thumbs-Up!

[VolcanosGoBoom]

@sintayheu Haha, thanks Mike! =P