I think it's more accurate to say some of the 1911's features were decided by committee, but designed and executed by JMB.
I’m with you. The thumb safety, for instance, blocks the sear, blocks the hammer, blocks the slide, is easily manipulated on and off by the shooting hand thumb without much change the shooting hand’s grasp, and is consistent with Browning’s typically thorough practicality of design. What the committee wanted, Browning could provide.
