Before face-lift (which I actually liked the looks of, but it started rusting on me, can't wipe down a carry gun all the time)
After, with the installation of a Harrison Extreme Trigger.
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Before face-lift (which I actually liked the looks of, but it started rusting on me, can't wipe down a carry gun all the time)
After, with the installation of a Harrison Extreme Trigger.
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"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." ~ Jeff Cooper
"Dilgentia Vis Celeritas"
It came back looking quite stylish OD*. I'd carry it.
“No possible rapidity of fire can atone for habitual carelessness of aim with the first shot.”
Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter, 1893
Thank you, Bryan.
I just love the looks of the original two-tone that was so popular (for a reason and not just for looks) back in the 1970s and 80s.
"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." ~ Jeff Cooper
"Dilgentia Vis Celeritas"
But it's not a Colt!
Fortes Fortuna Juvat
Former, USMC 0311, OIF/OEF vet
NRA Pistol/Rifle Instructor, RSO, Ohio CHL Instructor
My Firearms Blog: Little Miami Tactical Shooter's Corner
Fortes Fortuna Juvat
Former, USMC 0311, OIF/OEF vet
NRA Pistol/Rifle Instructor, RSO, Ohio CHL Instructor
My Firearms Blog: Little Miami Tactical Shooter's Corner
Looking good OD*
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USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
Very nice!
Hiram25
You can educate ignorance, you can't fix stupid
Retired DE Trooper, SA XD40 SC, S&W 2" Airweight
dukalmighty & Pure Kustom Black Ops Pro "Trooper" Holsters, DE CCDW and LEOSA Permits, Vietnam Vet 68-69 Pleiku
Sweet looking 1911, even before the upgrade. I'd be proud to carry either or.![]()
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." – Luke 22:36
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." – Thomas Jefferson
I'm impressed...looks really great!![]()
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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Certified Glock Armorer
NRA Life Member
Very sharp!
There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.--RAH
...man fights with his mind; the weapons are incidental.--Jeff Cooper
There is a reason they try and make small bullets act like big bullets--Glockmann10mm
With the right holster, that could be your "barbeque gun." Purty.
So what was the specific treatment, and who did the work?
Does it shoot any differently for you with the flat mainspring housing?
Smitty
NRA Endowment Member
Looks great!!
"Do not fear those who disagree with you; fear those that do and are too cowardly to admit it" - Napoleon
She's definitely 'a looker'... and probably a shooter too.
Thanks for sharing her.
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