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    Unusual Government Model

    These pics are of a 1927 production Colt Government Model. Do you see anything unusual about it?
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    That happened occasionally on the 1911A1, but never seen a Government Model with that mistake.

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    I'd love to have one with that. Quite unusual I'd say. Just a mistake in machining.
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    The cutout in the frame behind the trigger is a 1911 style on one side and 1911A1 on the other, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeagleEagle View Post
    The cutout in the frame behind the trigger is a 1911 style on one side and 1911A1 on the other, right?
    Correct. Only the right side has the 1911A1 trigger clearance cut.

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    Seems to me I read an article with photos some time ago about a Colt .32 Auto that had the grasping grooves on back ward and how it managed to elude numerous inspectors. I presume because of multiple station machining this stuff happened. Nice find.

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    Like Johnny, I've not seen a commercial Govt. Model missing the finger cut-out, but here are a couple 1943 military M1911A1 pistols the same way. I've seen a few other military A1s the same way. One was a relatively early Remington Rand that sold 2-3 years ago.

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    These must the special right-hand only models I've heard about.

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    Yeah, wasn't everyone supposed to be right handed? I had a boss that said his catholic teachers forced him to be right handed as a school kid. He'd try to write with his left hand and they'd smack him with a ruler. It's funny how many ruler stories you hear about Catholic schools. Or maybe it's just me.

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