![]() ![]() By the end of WWII, the older pistols were showing a lot of wear. The original 1911 slides were only hardened in certain spots. The replacement slides are known as "hard slides". It is the earlier(pre 1924) Colt manufactured M1911 with a Colt made replacement slide and a High Standard replacement barrel. ![]() Included was a magazine, a copy of the USGI Manual and a CMP Certificate of Authenticity. ![]() It came in a really nice TSA approved case. On August 12th, I got shipping confirmation from the CMP. I was contacted July 18th that it was my turn, informed that the only choice available was Service Grade, I provided my CC# and verified my FFL for shipping/transfer. In February, I was informed that my assigned random number was 6957 of 19,000 which put me toward the end but, I was relatively assured that I would get one eventually. There was much angst and teeth gnashing by a lot of folks but, I found the process no more complicated than combining the CMP rifle requirements and the requirements to purchase a pistol off of Gunbroker. Last September, I submitted my packet of paperwork during the window allowed by the CMP in September of 2018. I haven't seen much chatter here about the much anticipated release of the first 8000 M1911/M1911A1s deemed obsolete by the US Army and released through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.Ī USGI 1911 has been a glaring hole in my WWII collection for a very long time. ![]()
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