Apparently in 2010-11, Colt did a run of DAO 1911s. I never saw one in a gun magazine, or in a shop, or at a gun show. Never heard of them until one popped up randomly on another page I was reading. It looks to be a different mechanism than the Double Eagle, with no exposed trigger bar. The thumb safety is gone, but unlike the Double Eagle, they kept the grip safety. (Or the grip safety is inert and just filling the opening in the back of the frame.). I am guessing some type of system like the ParaOrd LDA?
So it obviously was a flop, because it seems to have disappeared fast. But I am still curious as to how it worked. Would have liked to fat finger one.
Anyone have any experience with one?