Star 45 acp 1911 clone?

[355sigfan]

My dad got a 45 acp Star full size 1911 clone in the 60 or 70's not sure. Its a reliable pistol thats accurate. He likes the gun. I don't know the model number. Can anyone tell me about its history. Also where can I get my dad a spare mag as it not interchangable with colts. I tried.
PAT

 

[Southern Raider]

Star never really made 1911 clones but instead used the same basic locking principle and styling. Look here for more Star info:

http://www.donttouchme.com/star/index.html

 

[CastleBravo]

Dunno about those, but a friend of mine has a subcompact steel Star .45 quasi-1911 pistol that is literally superb. What a great little pistol. Firestar M-45, I believe.

 

[Jim Watson]

Sounds like a Model P or PS.
Sarco has PS magazines, but I don't know if they are interchangeable with plain Model P.
http://www.sarcoinc.com/mags.html
There is an outfit that advertises all sorts of magazines near the back of almost every issue of Gun List.

Be advised that some of these guns have full-length firing pins, unlike Colt's inertia firing pin. This makes it actively dangerous to lower the hammer on a loaded chamber instead of merely somewhat risky. I know of two cases of people shooting themselves in the foot with Stars this way.