Auto-Ordnance 100th Anniversary Edition 1911
From the press release ...
The 100th Anniversary Edition is a .45 caliber classic style WWII Parkerized 1911 pistol with a 5” barrel. A special engraving on the slide will read “1911 .45 ACP, 1911-2011, 100 Years”. This military style 1911A1 celebrates the original design of a gun that changed the industry and became an American firearm legend.
Featuring the military style rollstamp, vertical slide serrations and a lanyard loop, this 1911 weighs 39 oz. and has an overall length of 8.5”. The slide is CNC machined from solid 4140 barstock, the barrel is a one-piece design and the frame is also from 4140 steel. It has a thumb safety, grip safety and firing pin block. The sights are blade front and rear drift adjustable for windage. It has brown checkered grips and comes with one 7-round magazine.
The 100th Anniversary Edition 1911PKZ is made entirely in the USA. MSRP is $658. Gun comes with a one-year warranty. Available in January 2011. Come by booth #15951 at SHOT Show for a first hand look!
I would rather have a fancy box than that ugly 100 years logo on the gun like that.
Check into this.
The frame and slide are produced from machined CAST barstock, not drop forged billet barstock as the advertising implies.
100 years and all they can manage is some extra letters and a silly ribbon?
They could at least have made it a M1911. The A1 is not 100 yrs old until 2023.
And here we go. Every two-bit Tom, Dick and Harry 1911 maker will be jumping on the 100th year bandwagon.
One year warranty? Really? Kahr can do better.
Great value, too bad Auto-Ord is owned by moonies now…
One of a billion 100year anniversary 1911s coming this year!
What can I say though, I’m going to buy one. Not this one, but one like it.
Ummm… while I’ve been waiting to buy a “centenial” 1911, I have to point out that the 1911A1, as pictured, has to wait until 2014 for its centenial.