I own a Heritage and from what I understand, the difference is in front strap checkering, sights, grips and fancy machine work. Internally, they are identical. The front strap checkering is not an issue for me since I like to run Pierce finger groove grips anyway and what ever grips a pistol comes with usually get replaced, so the Heritage black rubber grips did not bother me either. Ball cuts are nice to see on the slide, but I tend to like the GI style slide cuts better anyway, so a minimum of fancy machine work was not an issue for me. The Heritage comes with a tritium front sight and plain black rear, both with Novak cuts. Those will be replaced with TFX Pro sights eventually and in the mean time, the tritium front is quite serviceable. Fit and finish on all of my Dan Wesson 1911s is equal. This is with a Heritage, CCO, A2 and CZ 1911A1. All internals are identical too.
This is my Heritage:
A2:
CZ 1911A1:
CCO:
and a Springfield project I did:
All are great guns. The Springfield took a bit more time and effort to get there, but this was starting with a Mil-Spec, not a TRP. The TRP should be on part with the DWs out of the box except for the MIM parts inside.
This is my Heritage:
A2:
CZ 1911A1:
CCO:
and a Springfield project I did:
All are great guns. The Springfield took a bit more time and effort to get there, but this was starting with a Mil-Spec, not a TRP. The TRP should be on part with the DWs out of the box except for the MIM parts inside.