I was not clear, Kimber makes the most 1911s.Wait, based on that last sentence, are you saying this is based off of total sales figures, and that Kimber sells more firearms than any other manufacturer? Even compared to S&W, Ruger, etc.?
Edit: Looking at the 2019 Annual Firearms Manufacturingand Export Report (hosted by the ATF here: https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/report/2019-annual-firearms-manufacturers-and-export-report-afmer/download), I see the following
Pistols Manufactured in 2019 (all rows)
Kimber: 150,941
SIG Sauer: 692,326
Ruger: 536,426
S&W: 520,888
Colt: 29,022
Maybe Kimber does produce more 1911s than the others combined in sheer counts, as there is no breakdown of model (I'm aware there are also many other manufacturers of 1911s, and dedicated at that, I was looking for large volume producers, if someone wants to dive deeper be my guest). Worth noting, I couldn't find Springfield Armory in the report. I'm not sure if that's because they're privately held or what, but that would be interesting to know as many if not most of their pistols are likely 1911 style pistols.
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The BATF numbers are broken out by revolver, pistol, etc. and caliber (9mm, "to .50").
Kimber was all 1911-design pistols until they introduced a striker fired 9mm. Just talking pistols.
Kimber moved their manufacturing from New York to Alabama. I don't believe they are back up to full capacity.