Tennessee-based Tisas USA this week debuted a feature-rich 10mm for the people: the two-tone D10 1911.
Tisas, brought in from Turkey through SDS Imports in recent years, has built a good reputation, especially when it comes to John Browning's single-action platforms. We've reviewed their Tanker, a Commander-sized 1911 .45 ACP, and found it to be, well, an absolute tank.
The new D10 runs a 5-inch hammer-forged barrel inside a forged full-sized slide with front and rear cocking serrations. The stainless frame includes a flat mainspring housing with 20-LPI checkering and G10 target grips. Best yet, it has Series 70 internals, which promises to avoid that gross Series 80 mush to the trigger. Sights include an LPA Bomar small blade adjustable rear and serrate front while the slide features a flared and lowered ejection port to aid in reliability.
The Tisas USA D10 1911 is an 8+1 10mm Auto. Note the 25-LPI checkering on the front of the grip and the scalloped trigger undercut. (Photo: Tisas)
Note the stainless barrel. While the two-tone look is a 1980s throwback, it is increasingly coming back around with both Springfield and Kimber making 1911s with a similar aesthetic in the past few years. (Photo: Tisas)
Tisas USA CEO Tim Mulverhill recently took this wild boar with a pre-production Tisas D-10, 10mm 1911, using one round of Double Tap 135gr Controlled Expansion JHP ammunition. "Designed for invasive feral swine, bear country security or other dangerous game, the Tisas 10mm will do everything except field dress the carcass." (Photo: Tisas)
Retail on the new Tisas USA D10 1911 is $799 and ships in a waterproof hard case including two magazines, a cleaning kit, and literature.