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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Your telling me there wasn't hand fitting in the prewar 1911's????
Tolerences were very tight on all the pre WW2 guns....I would even venture to say a straight outa the box WW1 military 1911 could outshoot a 1980's NM (Gold Cup).
The old story about Colt and Smith and Wesson manufacturing of the prewar guns was that if it didn't pass Quality control the guy had to stay and make it right on his own time....that meant they did it right the first time....
Except for the modern steel and design the best made guns were built from 1900 apx through 1917...Americas entry into WW1. The fit and finish was second to none.
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