At around a thousand bucks, it's a little pricey. The trigger is that of the earlier M1911, as are the wooden grips. It's also sporting the flat M1911 mainspring housing rather than the later arched M1911A1 type, and some of those I've seen are of plastic instead of machined steel, as were the originals. The plastic versions also lack the GI lanyard loop, which makes a handy pop bottle cap opener if you don't happen to have a church key, Leatherman tool or Boy Scout knife.
Also beware earlier M1911-type slides with their short disconnecter notches, as some M1911 slides found their way onto M1911A1 frames during Government rebuild programs. Those which have passed through the CMP inspection and release program are okay, but not all ex-GI guns came from that source.
I far prefer my old wartime M1911A1, built by Ithaca, which has served me since 1970, coincidentally the year of my discharge from my first enlisted 4-year tour. In May of next year, we'll have been together for 50 years, longer than some lesser relationships endure. The Colt is okay; my old Ithaca Rattler is very nearly a part of me.
