Your favorite guns?

[Nyles]

Actually, SA never made many 1911s, they're very rare today. Colt made most (about 240,000), followed by Remington-UMC (21,677), with Springfield a distant third (50,000 ordered but significantly less made due to their heat treating issues and concentrating on the 1903 rifle) and NAA an absolute last at 100. 1911A1s are much the same, with Colt being the most common, followed by Remington-Rand, then Ithaca, US&S and Singer.

[sucker]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Colt made most (about 240,000),

Yeah, I wanna ask about ORIGINAL design.
Is Colt, Springfield, etc still manufacturing CLASSIC looking (like Yournamehere's one) guns.
I mean model 1911a1, not models based on 1911 like Kimber Pro II which is obviously different from original design but based on it.

(Sorry for my poor english, I'm from Europe)

[Excalibur]

I'm sure they do

[predator20]

Originally Posted by sucker

Yeah, I wanna ask about ORIGINAL design.
Is Colt, Springfield, etc still manufacturing CLASSIC looking (like Yournamehere's one) guns.
I mean model 1911a1, not models based on 1911 like Kimber Pro II which is obviously different from original design but based on it.

(Sorry for my poor english, I'm from Europe)

Springfield makes the G.I. and Mil Spec models. Colt reintroduced the Government model. (I think it's really their 80 series 1911 with different roll marks) They're all the plain jain style. No front serrations on the slide, etc. Many others like Rock Island Armory make them too.

[Nyles]

Originally Posted by sucker

Yeah, I wanna ask about ORIGINAL design.
Is Colt, Springfield, etc still manufacturing CLASSIC looking (like Yournamehere's one) guns.
I mean model 1911a1, not models based on 1911 like Kimber Pro II which is obviously different from original design but based on it.

(Sorry for my poor english, I'm from Europe)

In this case I'm talking strictly about US Army M1911s, not commercial production (which was obviously only Colt), or M1911A1s. Alot of companies make copies of GI M1911A1s today, some closer than others. Colt made both M1911 and M1911A1 reproductions recently that even duplicate the markings.

[Markost]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Alot of companies make copies of GI M1911A1s today, some closer than others..

What about the Norinco 1911? Someone is selling one near home, but here nobody like chinese guns...

[sucker]

Yeah guys. Much thanks for all the responses

Cheers to you!

[Nyles]

Norinco guns are either surprisingly good or surprisingly bad (and considering that you expect them to be bad in the first place, that's really bad). The 1911s are one of the good ones, a lot of guys in Canada build on them. I understand they're pretty hard to come by in the US because of the import ban, if the price is right I say buy.

[Markost]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Norinco guns are either surprisingly good or surprisingly bad (and considering that you expect them to be bad in the first place, that's really bad). The 1911s are one of the good ones, a lot of guys in Canada build on them. I understand they're pretty hard to come by in the US because of the import ban, if the price is right I say buy.

The Norinco cost a little less than a Sistema Colt Modelo 1928 (licenced 1911) or a Ballester Molina. This chinese company is famous here by its carbines, i don´t know anything about their pistols quality.