Modern 1911 most similar to the M1911A1 used in WW2

[chadeech]

Love my Norinco of course i went another way with it

 

[NAA]

Can’t wait to shoot it, just have to wait for all he silly paper work to show up. Went with a norinco unmarked similar to yours and bought some wood grips to make it look a little more original and classic. Would love a real one but these unmarked norincos seem to be fairly close to the real thing

They are fun to play with for sure.

I changed out the trigger on mine & replaced the stock factory one with a vintage Colt series 70 silver colored one. And changed out the brown plastic grips for some double diamond checkered hardwood grips. Interesting look, now:

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NAA.

 

[shredder]

To answer the OP's question:

Guns & Ammo magazine just put out a special issue called Retro. In it, they compare a WWII 1911A1 to what's available now, and for as close a copy as you can get, they say go with the Auto Ordnance 1911A1.

IDK whether this pistol is available in Canada, but I'm sure it can be imported by someone like IRUNGUNS.

 

[Travis Bickle]

I'll probably get flamed for this from the snobs and purists with big wallets and egos lol
But the Norc 1911A1 Gov models in .45 ACP are pretty much exact mechanical clones.
The parts are interchangeable drop in with Colts of the era. They're all steel and hard as ####. Very decently machined. I've owned 3 over the years and they're tight slide to frame. Extremely reliable.
The finish is blued though not parked.
I'm a huge fan. I'd love an old Colt from the era but at 1500 dollar area for an ATT weighted range toy, forget it.

 

[can14]

When Norinco could send the 1911A1's to America, many gunsmith's built comp guns etc because of the metal quality

 

[The Wizard]

Colt's M1911A1 World War 2 Reproduction made in 2001.