The 1911 Handgun Picture Thread

[joe scuba]

[Lawdog-1]

Joe Scuba,I want to built a clone like yours that you used to carry on duty.

[Bolt_Overide]

whats the patch on the left?

[Derek_Connor]

whats the patch on the left?

10SFGA between '55-'62 would be my guess..

[joe scuba]

whats the patch on the left?

The patch on the left is my first combat patch/ssi (shoulder sleeve insignia). It is from Operation Urgent Furry/Grenada. It is the old U.S. Army Special Operations Command patch from 1983. We only used that patch for a few years. Then we switched to the one on the right. I liked the old one better. My wife takes the photos and uses some of my old items for enhancement. We only have a very low budget HP E317 camera. but I think she does a great job with what we have.

Cheers.

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[joe scuba]

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[joe scuba]

Joe Scuba,I want to built a clone like yours that you used to carry on duty.

Thanks. I've been attempting to obtain/collect the type weapons I used on activity duty. Its not very fancy. The hardest part was finding the GI Ithaca frame.
Some of the later pistols used Caspian frames. Its a combat pistol, built for reliability. However its accurate enough was a serious social occassion. I updated the grips. My pistol just came with modified G.I. plastic grips. The left pannel was recessed near the mag catch.

Cheers

Joe Scuba

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[Bolt_Overide]

The patch on the left is my first combat patch/ssi (shoulder sleeve insignia). It is from Operation Urgent Furry/Grenada. It is the old U.S. Army Special Operations Command patch from 1983. We only used that patch for a few years. Then we switched to the one on the right. I liked the old one better. My wife takes the photos and uses some of my old items for enhancement. We only have a very low budget HP E317 camera. but I think she does a great job with what we have.

Cheers.

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I knew I had seen it before, but couldnt remember where. After your explanation, I recall that an old platoon sgt of mine wore one for a combat patch, the dude had a different combat patch for every day of the week. We all suspected he had been in CAG, but of course he dismissed it as foolishness.

[shadco]

mine

45 left 9 right






Shad

[Chuck]

Here are a couple that have been on my bench this past week.

The first one, A Colt, was built by Steve Morrison of MARS Armament, I believe.
I changed out the rear sight, added some golfballing, added the
front slide serrations, installed the Dawson rail and refinished it with Cerakote.









The second one is a Dan Wesson and I don't know it's pedigree. I high cut the
frontstrap, did some work on the slide, added my Tier One sights etc.