My new old Colt 1911 project

[Wabatuckian]

OD, thanks for the correction. I thought they had gone over solely to Springfield as their slide provider.

Josh

 

[OD*]

There are some good pictures of the M45 in this thread, you'll see a number of Springer slides and a number of unmarked (on the right side) pistols. Military 1911 photo thread (vintage pics ONLY) - Page 4 - 1911Forum

 

[drgnrobo]

What markings would distinguish this to tell if it is a Navy 1911?? I assume that it would say US Navy on the slide but its almost to obvious

 

[bobjones223]

Very nice 1911......Still like the S.S. models the best

 

[OD*]

Opps.

 

[OD*]

I'm sorry, I was thinking of the so called Marine pistols, not the Navy's.

The U.S. Navy designation was stamped on the slides of the Navy M1911s through March 1915, with a total of 15,037 with this mark.

 

[OVERTHEHILLGUY]

If that were my pistol I would do the following.

1. Strip the nickel off!!
2. Install a colt g.i. thumb safety.
3. Strip off those god-awfull grips (stocks).
4. Install a nice set of walnut double diamond grips.
5. Blue or parkerize the entire pistol.
6. You should be good to go and have fun shooting a nice piece of history!!

 

[Colt556]

There are some good pictures of the M45 in this thread, you'll see a number of Springer slides and a number of unmarked (on the right side) pistols. Military 1911 photo thread (vintage pics ONLY) - Page 4 - 1911Forum

Damn You! I just spent an hour looking at those pics! Some very interesting pictures.

 

[OD*]

Damn You! I just spent an hour looking at those pics! Some very interesting pictures.

Sorry amigo!

 

[Motorhead302]

Nice! If you're going to leave it nickel, then i think you should go all the way, and throw on some pearl grips to complete the "bling" look. lol