Happy Valentines Day 1911 -- Patented Feb 14, 1911

[XTR]

Happy Valentines Day.

Look at the patent date.

 

[PatMiles]

How thoughtful of you!

 

[1911nut]

I’ve heard they’re nice guns

 

[6ShotsOr5?]

Mine is a commercial model made in 1921, so it’s 100 years old sometime this year.

 

[Intheshop]

Fantastic piece of engineering.

Gdad's 1911 has a 1917 born on date. Pretty durn clean too. Got all his WWI accoutrements with it as well.

 

[js2013]

1911- I guess they’re OK if you can’t afford new

 

[XTR]

I’ll bump this up for fun.

 

[jonbearman]

One of the finest designs and was years ahead of any other design. That is just my opinion.Browning was a genius.

 

[XTR]

…..Browning was a genius.

I don’t believe that’s an opinion. More of a fact.

 

[TIMO]

Pic of my Dad during the Korean War with his issue 1911, (circa between 1950 - 1952).
Tim