Are you going to get a WWII M1911 sold from the government?

2015-11-10T21:53:03-05:00

https://www.sofmag.com/closeout-government-stock-of-wwii-m1911s-handguns-to-be-sold-off-to-the-public/

CLOSEOUT: Government Stock of WWII M1911’s Handguns to Be Sold Off to The Public…..

The upcoming National Defense Authorization Act that passed committee includes a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP 1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program, war…

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2015 9:55 PM

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They will probably be more than I'm willing to pay

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2015 10:01 PM

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Unfortunately, I believe this was in the Defense bill the President vetoed. I have been unable to find any verifiable info that this survived into the bill that was signed into law.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2015 10:04 PM

2015-11-10T22:04:33-05:00

Unfortunately this was vetoed in the 6th according to the CMP website.

Response by SGT Jimmy Carpenter made Nov 10 at 2015 10:18 PM

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I inherited a 1911 that was made in 1919.

Response by SFC Wade W. made Nov 10 at 2015 10:38 PM

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I would love to own an M1911 and if I could find the first one I was issued while stationed with the 8th MP Co in Germany I would be ecstatic.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Nov 10 at 2015 11:44 PM

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Own? Yes. Shoot much? Not likely. They will be rather loose and nowhere near as accurate as my service match 1911. But it will feel richer. I did get a M1 years ago from DCM now called CMP. As it turned out the only used parts were the Winchester receiver and the stock. Everything else was brand new; built in 1964 from the Springfield Armory under contract. Seems a bunch were refurbished to be as new to deal with the Soviet threat. It isn't as accurate as my NM rifles but you feel the history with every shot.

Response by MSgt Darren VanDerwilt made Nov 11 at 2015 12:16 AM

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I have a few friends interseted in this, they like tinkering with firearms and the 1911 is the ultimate tinker gun. Upgrading, refinishing, and parts replacement will likely be the order of the day for these weapons.

When you order from CMP you have little to no choice on what you get. The firearm that arrives could be a collectors piece, a solid shooter, a paperweight, or a mix of these.

Many of the WWII era 1911's, depending on manufacturer, weren't case hardened and estimated to be able to shoot approxemately 5,000 rounds before wearing out. It was determined that it was unlikely that these pistols would see that much use since they're not a primary weapon.

Another factor involves maintenance and repairs. During both World Wars, but most often during WWII, malfunctioning, damaged, and battlefield pickup weapons would go back to armorers depots in the rear. The armorers would dissasemble weapons in mass, distributing the various parts for cleaning and subsequent placing in parts bins. Weapons weren't reassembled using that particular weapons original, worn together, parts. These old war dogs have probably had that happen multiple times over the last seventy years, they were also used in Korea, Vietnam, and for garrison security and training in that time. After WWII the government didn't need any more, they had more than plenty left over.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Nov 11 at 2015 1:35 AM

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Great program and when available through CMP, I can see shooting this 1911 with my grandson one day.

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Nov 11 at 2015 1:52 AM

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They would get a better price auctioning them off to collectors. I wouldn't mind having one just to have one but it wouldn't be used. Be a nice show piece.

Response by PO2 Wesley Wilson made Nov 11 at 2015 2:12 AM

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I have a 1916 Colt 1911 with the US property mark on it. Should any 1911s ever become available through CMP I will be sure to make the trip to Aniston AL to pick mine out in person.

I highly doubt with the current administration that this will ever happen, I am actually very surprised CMP has continued to not only exist but thrive.