1911's Pics Thread

Singer vs NAA

The Singer produced 1911A1 [~ 500 production in WWII] is considered, by most, to be the the 'Holy Grail' of the 1911 world in the USA. That is because it was an actual production pistol that had been accepted into military use when it's contract was cancelled. Produced pistols were actually issued out to troops. [US Army Air Corps].

The NAA 1911 produced in Canada in WWI did not get into full production. Only something less that 100 examples are known. The NAA contract was cancelled before any were actually accepted into service.

Therein lies the difference.

The NAA, based on numbers, is rarer than the Singer. But the Singer was actually accepted into service and issued out.

Wouldn't turn down either, though. ;)
 
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Thanks guys. I'm trying out the white grips for a bit on the Commander. I have another set with black medallions that might look cool. Just an excuse for taking and posting pics.
 
One of my current projects, A Stainless Series 80 Officer's Model Frame, Norinco Compact ( Until I can find an actual colt commander slide) upper

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There is a gun store down here (I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico...I'm American...you're cool with that, right?) that deals with all kids of firearms, but also sells a lot of older military weapons, usually from World War I, II, and Korea, and those are my favorites. They usually include a history of the weapon in question.
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Wait a second??? There are guns in America???? Does Obama know about this?
 
Latest finds, I am really excited about these:

Canadian contract 1911 from WW1 with history of the officer that carried it.
Mgr. Kenneth Dean Marlatt from Oakville.

Kenneth Dean Marlatt left a comfortable life, made possible by his family’s successful tannery business in Oakville, to join the fighting during the First World War. Initially with the 9th Mississauga Horse, Marlatt later went to France with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles on 24 October 1915. While in France he carried out administrative duties as Quarter Master, where his combined business and engineering experience were likely welcomed. In 1917 Marlatt was sent to the United States where he worked to recruit soldiers with the Canadian Recruiting Mission.

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The photo was in the possession of Kenneth Dean Marlatt who was in France with the 4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles during the First World War. The photo was likely taken before the unit was sent overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915.

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Remington Rand from 1945

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gregc said:
Don't know if this is just 'urban legend', but I heard that some years ago some punk in either Toronto or Montreal got busted for armed robbery of a convenience store (or some similar place that would literally yield only 'small change', as it were) and of course the pistol he had was confiscated and ultimately destroyed. The story is that it was a NAA 1911! If true, the idiot had tens of thousands of dollars worth of steel and wood in his hands and didn't know it!
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if i recall correctly, weren't the police in either of these 2 cities taking firearms home that should have been destroyed to add to their personal collections?? if true, perhaps this gun still exists someplace. another chapter in the book of urban legends.[/QUOTE]

Happened in Winnipeg in the early 1980's... two officers in charge of the firearms unit at the police station on Hartford Ave. were caught for skimming off the cream of the crop. They were selling these hanguns in the US with the aid of a broker. Both officers were reassigned to different units after the event.
 
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