#Colt1911

Looking for high-visibility iron sights for your 1911-pattern pistol? XS Sights has just expanded their lineup to meet your wishes. They’ve recently announced they have R3D 2.0 tritium-powered night sights compatible with three different 1911-style handguns.

SK Customs announced a Mexican Revolution-themed series of 1911 pistols called La Revolución with the first gun in the series being the Pancho Villa limited-edition pistol. They’re all going to be chambered in .38 Super, with a high-polished frame, slide, barrel and hardware engraved with selective silver and gold plating on the slide. Pancho Villa (1878-1923) was a Mexican revolutionary and guerilla leader, and one of the most important characters of the Mexican Revolution.

SK Customs is now shipping a full-sized Colt Classic 1911 Series 70 in .38 Super, which comes in a high-polished stainless steel frame, slide and accents. The magazine release is gold-plated and high polished. If you study the images you can see the Māori culture HAKA ceremonial dance engravings. The HAKA Stainless is priced at $3,200, and the limited-edition series number from 001 of 200 is available for shipping now.

The Colt CZ group is releasing what could be described as the best of two worlds. Tribute to Legends is what they chose to call their set of limited edition, hand-engraved Colt 1911 and CZ 75. This is a commemoration of last year’s merger between Colt and Česká Zbrojovka (CZ). There will only be a total of 50 sets made, and they will be auctioned off at the end of November, in Prague’s Kodl Gallery.

SK Guns/SK Customs has just announced its second edition in the Mexican War of Independence series of firearms. In the first edition, SK Customs presented their customers with The Emperor 1911 custom pistol which featured a sleek, dark high polish finish for the frame and slide while paired with Pearlite grips sporting an emblem of the iconic Rampant Colt in silver. The Second Edition, The  Premier Presidente will be another Colt model 1911 pistol chambered in 38 Super.

SK Customs is well known for producing highly stylized and customized handguns generally honoring or venerating a particular group of people or individuals who have had a great impact on history. Their latest project is the new Limited Edition Purple Heart Commemorative Colt 1911 which aims to give back to those who put their bodies on the line for our nation. The new Commemorative Colt 1911 will be a very limited run of just 240 pistols and will display a custom medallion of the modern-day Purple Heart Medal which is awarded to those who have sustained injuries in the line of duty.

SK Customs has just announced the release of yet another highly stylized Colt 1911 pistol, the MANA in stainless as part two of a two-part limited-edition production designer series. This time the pistol is inspired by Polynesian warriors and features highly stylized engraving along with the slide as well as the grips and will also come with a companion engraved high polish stainless steel knife.

Welcome everyone to the 88th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only has a Fudd appeal?  Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.

Today’s subject here at Photo Of The Day is a Colt M1911 Mk IV Series 80.

Back in July we reported that the Civilian Marksmanship Programme was in line to receive 10,000 newly surplused M1911A1 pistols in 2018. With the United States Senate passing the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on the 18th November the bill will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited.

Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited.

Yesterday I met a machinist that is a bit into firearms. He showed me some classic Colts that he inherited.

Deadpool could easily be referred to as the antithesis of all things superhero, and yet the movie’s namesake did have a bit of hero in him (sort of). The movie was released immediately prior to Valentine’s Day 2016 and grossed $363.1 million here in the United States, pulling in another $419.3 million in foreign countries. Those numbers gave it a financial boost higher than all X-Men movies and although there is more, you’re not here for a movie recap. In the wake of Deadpool’s popularity, gun company Whiskey Tango Foxtrot recently unveiled their ode to the smart-assed vigilante: a Deadpool-themed pistol.

We are all at least passingly familiar with the Battle of the Bulge. A smaller part of that battle was the Siege of Bastogne which took place December 20th to December 27th, 1944. The ultimate goal of Nazi Germany in this particular battle was to reach a harbor in Antwerp, and the Germans hoped to fight through the Allied ranks before they could be reinforced. This was not a small battle by any means but included more than 54,000 Germans laying siege to the small village of Bastogne where approximately 22,800 Allied soldiers were attempting to stand their ground. (It is well worth noting that Bastogne was and is a small village; today their population lingers around 15,000 residents.)