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Before the 1911: The Colt 1905
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:09 pm
The direct predecessor to the 1911 model was the Colt 1905. Chambered in .45 ACP with a 5" barrel, around 6000 pieces were made with 100-200 being experimental models with features that were incorporated in the 1911 design.
From Colt's ad copy of the time:
'In the new Model, caliber .45, we offer a weapon of tremendous effectiveness...Loaded with smokeless powder only, the cartridge has a full metal cased bullet, giving a velocity of 900 ft. per second...'
From Colt's ad copy of the time:
'In the new Model, caliber .45, we offer a weapon of tremendous effectiveness...Loaded with smokeless powder only, the cartridge has a full metal cased bullet, giving a velocity of 900 ft. per second...'
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:12 pm to weagle99
Do want
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:17 pm to weagle99
Is that a single action w no safety? 1905 beat Glock on the "safe action pistol". Your finger is the true only safety on that pistol
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:23 pm to weagle99
I'd have one. Here is my 1903.
This post was edited on 6/27/14 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:01 am to weagle99
I may have told this story on here already but.
Pops was buying and selling antiques for a while. He ended up with an old roll top letter desk. Will cleaning it up, we found a secret compartment. In the secret compartment we found an calcasieu marine bank bag. In the bag was a near mint Colt 1908. (.380)
I ran the sn's on colt's site. It was assembled in 1920. It's no .45 obviously but still a badass find.
Pops was buying and selling antiques for a while. He ended up with an old roll top letter desk. Will cleaning it up, we found a secret compartment. In the secret compartment we found an calcasieu marine bank bag. In the bag was a near mint Colt 1908. (.380)
I ran the sn's on colt's site. It was assembled in 1920. It's no .45 obviously but still a badass find.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:24 am to weagle99
Wouldn't mind having one of those for the collection 
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:47 am to KingRanch
Clean that thing
Posted on 6/28/14 at 8:18 am to Bama and Beer
No, that's how it was given to me.
That's salt water corrosion from the Pacific.
That's salt water corrosion from the Pacific.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:11 am to KingRanch
So what you're saying is...
Even your .45 is saltlife?
Even your .45 is saltlife?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:13 am to DLauw
Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:36 am to KingRanch
external extractor...do not want This post was edited on 6/28/14 at 9:37 am
Posted on 6/28/14 at 9:38 am to DLauw
quote:
Even your .45 is saltlife?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 10:09 am to DLauw
That's a .32 ACP.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 10:11 am to KingRanch
Ok fricker but my joke was still good
Posted on 6/28/14 at 12:29 pm to KingRanch
quote:
No, that's how it was given to me. That's salt water corrosion from the Pacific.
Interesting. Was it being used in the armed forces?
Posted on 6/28/14 at 2:16 pm to weagle99
It was my paw paw's. Yes he was in the Marines. He fought in the Pacific.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 4:55 pm to KingRanch
Nice. Great history on that one.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 6:14 pm to KingRanch
Lost all your street cred on "external extractor" posts. Fine pistola nonetheless
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