What's a good lightweight 1911

[bwframe]

I carry a full size Kimber Custom 2 all day every day...

Stainless Target II here. Raven Concealment Systems kydex holster and double mag carrier on opposite side. Hanging on a Wilderness Tactical belt.

 

[ghitch75]

you should be able to see it......i'll get a pic of a heat treated one...brb...

 

[Chefcook]

I recommend the Kimber Stainless Compact II this is just about my favorite, extremely accurate and easy to cc. Don't worry about the aluminum frame they hold up just fine. I wouldn't necessarily recommend an aluminum frame if you were going to start shooting USPSA but for everyday carry and general use it will last you a lifetime...

 

[ghitch75]

1943 1911A1 slide......it's blurry sorry but you can see the halo....look around the slide stop notch....

1916 slide no halo....

 

[Lammchop93]

1943 1911A1 slide......it's blurry sorry but you can see the halo....look around the slide stop notch....

Would the halo be visible on my 1911 since it has the flat black paint over it? I don't see indication of a halo or anything of the sort.

 

[ghitch75]

that slide has been reblued and it show though.....i would think it would......it's not paint on your gun it was parkerized.....

 

[Lammchop93]

that slide has been reblued and it show though.....i would think it would......it's not paint on your gun it was parkerized.....

Sorry! My knowledge i still limited, but I am learning fast after joining this site.

 

[ghitch75]

Even earlier than I thought! thanks for the great info! I'll have to post some more new once I receive my certificate from Colt with all of the facts about the gun.

they will tell you when it left the hands.....but after the army got it....it's hard to tell after that....

does it have any of these letters on it?....

SA,RIA,AA,BA,RA,FK,EB or SAA

 

[Lammchop93]

they will tell you when it left the hands.....but after the army got it....it's hard to tell after that....

does it have any of these letters on it?....

SA,RIA,AA,BA,RA,FK,EB or SAA

It an E.E.C next to the magazine release, and on the other side above the trigger guard it has a "RIA" and a "FK". There is also a small "14" stamped on the left side of the trigger guard. On the right side an "E" is stamped on the trigger guard as well.

 

[ghitch75]

if it has E.E.C on it.......it's a Remington UMC frame with a Colt slide and it was made in early 1919......look really close under the mag release there should be a eagles head with S12 or E1 under it.......Colt can't tell you anything about it... it has went through a overhaul at Rock Island Arsenal,Rock Island IL....Frank Krack was the inspector at that time....1941 to 1946...


E.E.C is Major Edmund E. Chapman....

 

[Lammchop93]

it has went through a overhaul at Rock Island Arsenal,Rock Island IL....Frank Krack was the inspector at that time....1941 to 1946...

Great info! I can't thank you enough for all this.

 

[ghitch75]

Great info! I can't thank you enough for all this.

i added more...go back and read more...

 

[Lammchop93]

i added more...go back and read more...

I hope Colt says something about that because they charge $100 for their service

I do not see any eagle or anything below the mag release. There is a very very small "8" right above it though. It looks like there may be some sort of stamp or something above the 8 as well as some numbers before the 8, but it is worn and faded and I can't make out what it says. It almost looks like a 2 before the 8, but I am not for sure.

 

[ghitch75]

i would put a 1000 dollar bet that's it's a Remington UMC/Colt......call Colt and tell them about the E.E.C......then they'll return your money....the park is coverin' up the eagles head....

 

[Lammchop93]

i would put a 1000 dollar bet that's it's a Remington UMC/Colt......call Colt and tell them about the E.E.C......then they'll return your money....the park is coverin' up the eagles head....

I'm not sure if it's important, but after the list of all the patents and before the Colt brand name, there is a horse with a spear in its mouth and between it's legs. I forgot to mention that before. Not sure if it is necessary though. I will have to give Colt a call this week.

 

[ghitch75]

should look like this....but it would be E1 and E12..

 

[Lammchop93]

should look like this....but it would be E1 and E12..

I definitely can't see anything that resembles that. The "8" is clearly visible, but other than that, I can't make much of anything on it.

 

[ghitch75]

I'm not sure if it's important, but after the list of all the patents and before the Colt brand name, there is a horse with a spear in its mouth and between it's legs. I forgot to mention that before. Not sure if it is necessary though. I will have to give Colt a call this week.

the slide is a Colt.....the frame is a Remington UMC.....

 

[Lammchop93]

the slide is a Colt.....the frame is a Remington UMC.....

Thanks again for all your help!

 

[ghitch75]

your welcome anytime...