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COLT 1911 Military

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Colt WW1 Military 1911- Year 1918

The 1918 military Colt 1911—famously known as the "Black Army" variant—is a classic Colt 1911 produced to meet heavy WWI demands. It features a distinctive dark, hastily applied finish, a flat mainspring housing, a long trigger, and a traditional heart-shaped frame cutout underneath the grip panels.

Caliber: 45 ACP

Capacity: 3x 7+1 - 1x 8+1

Finish: The "Black Army" finish was a manufacturing shortcut; guns were blued without the extensive polishing of earlier models, resulting in a dark, rugged, and somewhat fragile finish that frequently wore down.

Trigger: Equipped with the original long trigger, rather than the shorter, grooved trigger introduced later.

Mainspring Housing: Features the classic straight mainspring housing (not the arched style of the A1).

Grip & Thumb Safety: Standard thumb safety and a grip safety with a shorter tang.Sights: Fixed, tapered blade front sight and a simple U-notch rear sight.

Numax Electronics USGI Replacement slide

Right Side Marking: 53397 is the Department of Defense CAGE code for Numax Electronics, a military contractor that supplied these "hard" replacement slides.

Left Side Marking: 7790314 is the standard Ordnance Department drawing/part number for post-WWII replacement slides.

Era & Origin: These slides were produced around the 1980s and were commonly issued to arsenal-rebuilt pistols, commonly found on CMP Service Grade M1911A1s

UPC ECOM00589659
Action SEMI AUTOMATIC
Barrel Length 5" BARREL
Caliber .45 ACP
Capacity 7 + 1 OR 8 + 1 ROUNDS
Finish BLACK
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