Korriphila HSP 701

I think Col. Cooper played an important role in the development of today's handgun practices, but like many personalities, over time, came to believe in his own infallibility.

He'd fit right in, today, if he were running for political office.
 
I wonder how much better the Korriphila's trigger was than all the various (of that vintage often finicky, unreliable, and poor quality) 1911's he was always pimping, directly or indirectly?
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It sort of apples and oranges, since the 1911 is SAO, but I would say the Korriphila fared pretty well. Its was 10 times more solid than any 1911 made at that time.
 
Cooper did have a following. I knew a fellow named Joe that I didn't get along with well until I found he was a Cooper fan. He bought into the Bren Ten early, hopefully he wasn't disappointed because many were. They have both past away.
 
Col. Cooper wrote about getting hold of a half dozen Walther P-38s after WWII, and he and a group of Marines experimenting with them. This early post WWII evaluation of some P-38 pistols would seem to be the genesis of his "Crunchticker" opinion of DA/SA pistols. Subsequently, his observation was that DA/SA pistols did not win in practical pistol competition. The Col. made a list of what he believed to be the several disadvantages of DA/SA pistols.
 
Col. Cooper wrote about getting hold of a half dozen Walther P-38s after WWII, and he and a group of Marines experimenting with them. This early post WWII evaluation of some P-38 pistols would seem to be the genesis of his "Crunchticker" opinion of DA/SA pistols. Subsequently, his observation was that DA/SA pistols did not win in practical pistol competition. The Col. made a list of what he believed to be the several disadvantages of DA/SA pistols.
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I can't say I disagree with that...
 
Isn't "crunchentinker" something Cooper coined and used dismissively about pretty much every German DA/SA gun just on principle?
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Any DA/SA regardless of country of origin, unless it had the option of "cocked and locked"(selective crunchenticker?).

I wonder what he thought of the HK P9S. It was DA/SA with a slide mounted safety that looks like a decocker,but isn't. Then there is the lever on the frame that looks like a decocker, but actually cocks the internal hammer when it is at rest. "An answer in search of a problem" would be my guess.
 
Thanks

I enjoy getting to see post about guns of this quality.
If you or potato have time, can we see the field strip process? If not how about a few picts of the internals with the slide removed.
 
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