M1911 .45 Government Automatic Non-Firing Replica Prop Gun - Popular Collector Gun

This is one of the best replicas available in the world today. It is available in the U.S. - supply is limited! This classic reproduction has over 30 metal and wood parts. This metal (zinc) non firing Replica Model is a detailed reproduction of the standard government issued sidearm of the U.S. soldier from 1911 to the 1980s. It is a rugged reliable .45 caliber pistol rich in history and tradition from the border campaigns against Pancho Villa through WWl, WWll, Korea and Vietnam.
Length: 8.5 inches Weight: 2.5lbs

This non firing model is a replica of the standard government issue sidearm of the U.S. soldier since 1911 and made famous in historical pictures of WWII. The M1911 had tremendous stopping power that saved countless soldiers lives for 8 decades.

A non-firing copy of the .45 original. This piece replicates the original in size, weight and appearance, and the parts function much like the original, even including an operating cartridge clip. However, parts cannot be interchanged or the replica made to fire ammunition.

The M1911 pistol originated in the late 1890s, the result of a search for a suitable self-loading (or semi-automatic) handgun to replace the variety of revolvers then in service. The United States of America was adopting new firearms at a phenomenal rate; several new handguns and two all-new service rifles as well as a series of revolvers by Colt and Smith & Wesson for the Army and Navy were adopted just in that decade. The next decade would see a similar pace, including the adoption of several more revolvers and an intensive search for a self-loading pistol that would culminate in official adoption of the M1911 after the turn of the decade.

The M1911 is the best-known of John Browning's designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. Besides the pistol being widely copied itself, this operating system rose to become the preeminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols. It is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events such as USPSA, IDPA, International Practical Shooting Confederation, and Bullseye shooting. Compact variants are popular civilian concealed carry weapons, because of the design's inherent slim width and the power of the .45 ACP cartridge.