CYLINDER & SLIDE CLASSIC 1911
An historically accurate .45 that recreates Browning’s original masterpiece!
Cylinder & Slide’s Bill Laughridge recreated John Moses Browning’s Model 1911 to celebrate the weapon’s 100th year of service. No effort was spared in recreating the pistol as historically accurate as possible.
For more than thirty years, Cylinder & Slide has been considered by many to be the premier 1911 shop in the world. Founder, Bill Laughridge, has established a reputation for being one of the world’s finest 1911 builders. From minor repairs to complete custom builds, Bill and his talented staff do it all.
The rear sight consists of a rounded sight blade with a “U” notch that is 0.06 inches wide and 0.04 inches deep and is Niter blued.
However, nothing compares to Bill’s latest endeavor. In early 2010, Bill and I were discussing the upcoming 100th anniversary of John Moses Browning’s 1911 pistol. The Colt 1911 was officially adopted by the United States Military on March 29, 1911, and Bill knew that a lot of companies would be producing a 100-year anniversary model. He predicted that most of these would be current production designs with special markings, stocks, or engraving.
The original 1911 design features a small, high-cut ejection port reproduced on the anniversary pistols. This was modified in later variants.
Bill had a vision that went well beyond simply dressing up a current production pistol. He envisioned building an exact replica of the original 1911. To accomplish this, Bill knew he would have to examine multiple samples of early production guns. Bill put the word out about his concept and began receiving phone calls from collectors who owned early guns. In the end, he was able to examine a two-digit serial number pistol and three pistols with serial numbers under 500.
The anniversary pistol is marked with the original patent markings and United States Property marking, while “Cylinder & Slide, Fremont, NE USA” replaces the original Colt markings.
May 1st, 2012 at 5:02 pm
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