Colt m1911 Russian Contract ?

[SilverVeteran]

Why is that? We have a "Collector only" status here and it's not accompanied by any range privileges, same there?

Totally different. We have very strict firearm laws here. 1911 is way too powerful to get range privileges... You need to have minimum 2 years active range shooting experience before you are able to apply a permit for .22 pistol

[SilverVeteran]

Why is that? We have a "Collector only" status here and it's not accompanied by any range privileges, same there?

and to get a Collector permit is not a walk in the park. It is quite difficult to get that status.

[browningautorifle]

I don't want one here, I want to be able to shoot my stuff.

[SilverVeteran]

Any idea what would be the correct holster for this ? I doubt it would be M1916 model ? Tokarev TT-33 is 20 years younger so not that either...

[browningautorifle]

the correct holster

I found one on Simpson's and it resembles their other holsters but looks to have been specially made. That wouldn't surprise me. The pistol accompanying is not so far from your number...

[SilverVeteran]

I found one on Simpson's and it resembles their other holsters but looks to have been specially made. That wouldn't surprise me. The pistol accompanying is not so far from your number...

Intresting !
This holster looks awfully lot like Tokarev TT33 holsters. Too bad the 1911 blocks the view whether it has the Tokarev extra magazine pocket.

[browningautorifle]

Thing is it's huge by comparison to a TT33 holster, I think they made their own.

[Bruce McAskill]

In reality the contract was not a Russian contract. It was one commissioned by the British. That is why the left side of the frame is marked in Cyrillic English Order. there were 51,000 made under this English contract. Then the Russians ordered another 15,000 directly from Colt. These are not marked in Cyrillic. Both contracts were in the commercial serial number range. The serial numbers were used at random.

[SilverVeteran]

Thing is it's huge by comparison to a TT33 holster, I think they made their own.

After intense searching I found this holster. It is Norwegian Kongsberg Colt 1914 holster. I doubt this is what the Russians actually used during WW1 ? But who knows for sure ?

[browningautorifle]

Norwegian Kongsberg Colt 1914 holster.

Good...doubt the Russians used it either.