Oops, doubletap.
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Oops, doubletap.
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Last edited by UNM1136; 12-07-2022 at 11:58 AM.
@JRB, @LittleLebowski and others have hit the nail on the head.
Maybe "1911 Style Pistol" is the correct nomenclature. I dunno...
What I do know in reference to .mil designations and MILitary SPECification stupidity is that the military deginates a specific inventory item with an alphanumeric reference number. As far as MILSPEC goes, the .mil assigns specs to aglets, trailers, tires, and everything else it buys. Due to marketing/free market principles/laws you can advertise, say an AR15 , or a 1911 as MILSPEC if it has A part that meets A MILSPEC...The important thing is knowing WHICH MILSPEC is involved...
I don't see this ending well, and wish everyone the best as I bow out...
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So uh...are we not gonna talk about the difference between 1911s and 1911A1's?
After all...you all must absolutely use the correct nomenclature and therefore nearly no firearm produced by Colt, Springfield, Kimber, Alchemy, Rock Island is in fact a "1911" because they have the relief cut.
So there you have it.
None of these guns are 1911s at all.
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Absolutely! Any given term doesn't have one or two meanings. Most auto pistols will accept ammo clips, magazines or newspapers.
I legit LOL'ed at that. That's funny.
As to the original topic of the post, because why not throw my two cents in while everyone else is, I'd say that while "M1911" and "M1911A1" are pretty specific designations for a distinct firearm, the terms "1911" or the more pedantically correct "1911-pattern pistol" would cover pistols that are derivative of the original Government Model.
I generally keep it to ones that largely use the same basic frame/slide although they may be shorter or longer, in a different chambering, or made of a different material. I'd refer to a Para-Ordnance LDA or Kimber Ultra Carry as a "1911-pattern pistol", but not a Colt Mustang or a Ballester-Molina.
This is that precursor to the 1911.
A Colt 1902 Military.
Chambered in .38 ACP.
This one has been in the family for many generations. Perhaps bought new, I don't know.
I really need to take the time and get some better pics of it done.
Don't forget the other 1911s that are not 1911s...
Winchester also made a Model 1911 shotgun.
Savage made a .22 Short, Model 1911.....