Geez...I don't even have one from the same century as the originator. The reality of being very late to the 1911 world. I've got Glocks that 3 times as old as my oldest 1911, which was purchased new around 2011/12 or thereabouts.

I have a 70 Series Gold Cup and my Commander is from roughly the same era.

My father left me his 1918 vintage Springfield Armory 1911 that he bought from a family friend/neighbor in the 1950's. The gentleman had been issued the pistol in 1918 and carried it "Overthere" (in France), during the "Great War", as an officer/surgeon in the Medical Corps. Never used other than as a symbol of rank ASFIK, and he never got closer to the front than his basehospital, but it's still pretty cool! A few years ago I found an old "yearbook" of this unit and it contained pics of the doctor, both in uniform and in the operating room theater.

Colt Government model, circa 2015.

Dec of 1918 manufacture, and the SN is from a block that went to USMC.


Bill R

i have my late father's 1911 that he purchased through the DCM/NRA program in the late 50s or early 60s. Research indicated that it was manufactured in 1918. He paid either 15 or 20 dollars for it. Being a tool maker, he disassembled it, removed the parkerizing (leaving most of the proof marks), and gave it a black oxide finish. It is beautiful and can generate drool in an instant. It's sitting in my safe now

Nice one! A 1953 Colt GM is the oldest one I've got.

Only one, a Nov. 1943 Ithaca made 1911A1.

1914 Colt in .455 auto calibre. I have had it since the mid 1950s

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Originally posted by DansSIGs:
my Great Uncle who was J."BlackJack" Pershing's aide in WWI.

Outstanding!

I have a commercial Colt Government Model SN11554, marked Marina Argentina on the right side of the slide. I think made in 1918.

1918 Colt and a WWII Remington Rand IIRC around 1943.

Argentine Sistema, mid-1950's

2013 Springfield Range Officer.

My only 1911 is a Commander LW from 1972.

Colt Government 1936 Civilian model

My birth year gun. A 1973 Colt Series 70.

I have a Colt and a couple Remington Rands from the mid 40's (cannot remember the exact years)

mid 60's commercials, got a couple that were converted to bullseye guns,
a Wilson long slide
a Chow
and a Shockey

series 70 (1975) Gov't Mod in 38 super,

one of my carry guns is a early 80's steel framed commander,

I have a pre WWI USGI 1911 with one original two tone magazine.