Is that the only 1911 that you own?
Seriously, what risk is there?
What do you do with it now?
Pete
Actually, there is some, and from two standpoints:
1) Use equals wear. There's no getting around it. Some of the finishes were not very rugged as we would consider the term to mean today, for example the 'black army' Colts had a finish that wasn't very tough. And imagine scratching your pristine Model of 1911's slide on the shooting bench
2) Heat treating in say 1918 wasn't what it is now. Not even what is was in 1941. It is not well known, but Colt recognized a peening issue in the '30s with Models of 1911, at the breechface and considered it a problem enough so that a hardened recoil plate was introduced to the design. And steel doesn't get stronger with age. Then again, let's say your first variation mag catch lock breaks while in competition. You can't really just go and get a new first variation example from Colt, and when you do find one, it'll cost you.
Are the rules any model that was used by a military organization, or does the pistol used have to have been ex-military? I see some Gov model .45s, so I'm confused
Allow myself to... quote...myself
I'd love to participate in something like this, my Model of 1903 might be just the thing. But it was never issued to a military, although the
type of pistol was a General Officer issue for the US Army in WWII, in .32 and .380.
