First Year Production Colt 1911

**bamboomaster** · December 9th, 2016, 10:48 AM

Here's an article on first year production of Colt 1911's - apparently 50 were made in 1911 just prior to the Christmas holidays and the rest of production ramped up in 1912.

These even give Wilson Combat 1911's a bad name...

Here's the link to the article: http://imgur.com/gallery/ny95m

And here's a pic (there are many in the article) of Colt's breathtaking work at the time:

1912 Colt.jpg

**ianb1116** · December 9th, 2016, 11:07 AM

My pants just got a little tighter....beautiful gun, my grandfather's 1913 example is put to shame (in beauty alone) by the one above! Now, I doubt that one was carried through 2 WWs...

**Gunsnwater** · December 9th, 2016, 11:42 AM

Doug Turnbul will make you one just like that. Sweet ain't it

**str8shooter** · December 9th, 2016, 12:17 PM

Much purdier the one I own manufactured in 1914, but like ianb's grandpappy's gun mine has some wear and character marks from surviving two world wars. I can't think of any other object I own or could buy that was built over 100 years ago, yet is still as reliable and functional today as it was then other than battle proven firearms.