Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Bring out your 1911 Colts!

When I was a kid, you’d occasionally see USGI surplus .45’s which at some point, had been handed off to cousin Larry who worked at Acme Chrome Plating. Larry would sneak it into work and plate it with the next batch of bumpers that went through. Eventually these pistols ended up gunshops, where kids like me would slobber all over the display case until somebody ran us off. I think I am genetically predisposed toward redheads and nickel plated handguns.

A relative came up with this Franken-Colt awhile back--WWII upper on a '91A1 frame, all poorly nickel plated.. It's an oddball and but I liked ir and finally pried him loose from it. The pistol does run and shoot well. Five rounds of USA 230 FMJ, 50 yards, rested shooting.