Quote Originally Posted by CAVDOC View Post
In the military currently as then it is not
Unusual also for there to be a "pool" of weapons issued out for specific missions. While World War One pistol use was much higher than in other conflicts, it could very well be there was a batch of pistols issued out for a specific mission then on return were placed back in unit custody until needed again. As I mentioned before in the context of being relatively new low round count pistols running new production hardball ammo in also pretty fresh 7 round magazines, the 1911 was reliable. At that point in time there were only 3 makers of the 1911 ( Colt Springfield and Remington UMC) and drawings and dimensions were very standard. Same for the 5 companies that made them in WW2. Where the 1911 has gone downhill is the efforts to "modernize" it with parts of greatly varied dimensions and having it be capable of feeding all sorts of ammo. Can this be done effectively? Of course but not all manufacturers manage to get it right consistently.
"Modern" extractors are the definition of this. There is no single part more important than a properly dimensioned and tensioned extractor locked in place by a properly fit firing pin stop.