Slide Description :Carbon Steel View All Items by this Manufacturer Photo at left shows the 22 lines per inch Checkered Front Strap and the Lightened Aluminum Trigger with over-travel adjustment. Starting with the Carbon Steel Frame and Slide that are hand lapped to an exacting fit for the owner who demands a precision firearm. We've applied the same quality principles that go into our Shotguns to this outstanding firearm. Ithaca Gun Company announces the release of the new venerable Model 1911.Manufactured 100% right here in the USA at our factory in Upper Sandusky, OH. 45-caliber Model 1911-A1 pistols for our military.ĭuring that time Ithaca received a Certificate of Appreciation from the federal government for the improved manufacturing procedure for the triggers. This firearm has been set up exclusively for sport shooting, however with the red dot sight, sight mount, slide racker and compensator removed and the addition of a front and rear sight, it could be used for home self-defense and possibly concealed carry for a large-framed person.Between 19, Ithaca Gun Company made 382,000 of the. This pistol is made with a satin-nickel Colt frame and a blued Ithaca slide and has been highly modified for the IPSC Open Division. There is only some wear/light scratches to the front, bottom-left of the slide, otherwise the finish is still very good. Some of these modifications include extended barrel compensator, extended beaver tail, extended/opened magwell, slide racker, sight mount and Tasco Propoint red dot sight. This particular 1911 pistol is made with a satin-nickel Colt frame and a blued Ithaca slide and has been highly modified for the IPSC Open Division.

It is widely popular with civilian shooters for self-defense and competitive sports shooting, particularly USPSA, IDPA and IPSC. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986.Īn iconic firearm, the 1911 has been copied and produced by many different manufacturers around the world and is still in production today in countless variants and configurations.

The Colt M1911, also known as the “Government” or “Colt Government”, is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered in.

The ithaca 1911