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<blockquote data-quote="mtngunr" data-source="post: 4348292" data-attributes="member: 46104"><p>Had mentioned earlier regarding the junker I now have named Old Blotchy, that no few military target pistols were returned to service and featured stippling. Or, were maybe allowed to be stippled in some top units.</p><p></p><p>No idea what happened with these or when, three photos are of 1911s taken in Afghanistan of guns in inventory with the 5th SFG(A) at that time, where they were allowed to parts swap, but, no permanent alterations to slide/frame were allowed. Would first guess skateboard tape, but skateboard tape does not rust. Who knows? As an fyi, quite a few guns of that 5th SFG(A) inventory photo shooting turned up last CMP sell off a year ago in the "Range Grade" bracket of mixmasters with commercial parts, indicating that after 100yrs of service (yes, original 1911 frames and slides were in that inventory), that the old war horse has finally been put out to pasture as younger soldiers gravitate more to Glocks and Sigs when given a choice.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, Old Blotchy fits right in...and with its ex-GI current owner who carried one while playing looking-for-Noriega, and found it worked as advertised.</p><p></p><p>Again, could have blasted the frame for a perfect even finish, it been the only perfect finished part of the gun, and would have lost original marking/metal texture definition, and likely would have lost entirely the always-faint circular Ordnance acceptance stamp with crossed cannon just visible above sear pin on right side.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/R6LHFQ58" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/zB9Sx0dJ/20241020-141606.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/F7RLrLPW" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/dtRm9RGY/20241020-141644.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/23TWNwxL" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hPR1xZzs/2188799b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/D4fbbJ7z" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/przQ4z7K/2290712b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/K4mTWVty" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/fW9vVQLk/993965b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>As a late addition, took Old Blotchy to the range again for function tests thru 7 magazines, zero hiccups at all, even when holding it with arm extended to side and me looking at side of gun, wrist cocked and limp, and doing magazine dumps...and it still was regularly whacking drink bottles and empty ammo boxes at 50yds. My old 681 and Old Blotchy are going to be my daily drivers, for sure.</p><p></p><p>Best (and last) attempt at true to life colors of Old Blotchy, which would change the instant I oiled it, but this is pretty much what it looks like day to day...I love .45 automatics, the first handgun I ever fired as a kid, and truly feel blessed to have a WWII issue gun where I can order a case of FMJ to blast through it, and carry it daily...how many other folk are actually carrying a totally GI parts .45? I feel like the luckiest man in the world.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/3kX671Kp" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/XYm0f1m2/20241024-123454.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/4KX03cd0" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/MGBJdb8z/20241024-123535.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mtngunr, post: 4348292, member: 46104"] Had mentioned earlier regarding the junker I now have named Old Blotchy, that no few military target pistols were returned to service and featured stippling. Or, were maybe allowed to be stippled in some top units. No idea what happened with these or when, three photos are of 1911s taken in Afghanistan of guns in inventory with the 5th SFG(A) at that time, where they were allowed to parts swap, but, no permanent alterations to slide/frame were allowed. Would first guess skateboard tape, but skateboard tape does not rust. Who knows? As an fyi, quite a few guns of that 5th SFG(A) inventory photo shooting turned up last CMP sell off a year ago in the "Range Grade" bracket of mixmasters with commercial parts, indicating that after 100yrs of service (yes, original 1911 frames and slides were in that inventory), that the old war horse has finally been put out to pasture as younger soldiers gravitate more to Glocks and Sigs when given a choice. Anyhow, Old Blotchy fits right in...and with its ex-GI current owner who carried one while playing looking-for-Noriega, and found it worked as advertised. Again, could have blasted the frame for a perfect even finish, it been the only perfect finished part of the gun, and would have lost original marking/metal texture definition, and likely would have lost entirely the always-faint circular Ordnance acceptance stamp with crossed cannon just visible above sear pin on right side. [URL='https://postimg.cc/R6LHFQ58'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/zB9Sx0dJ/20241020-141606.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/F7RLrLPW'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/dtRm9RGY/20241020-141644.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/23TWNwxL'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/hPR1xZzs/2188799b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/D4fbbJ7z'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/przQ4z7K/2290712b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/K4mTWVty'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/fW9vVQLk/993965b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As a late addition, took Old Blotchy to the range again for function tests thru 7 magazines, zero hiccups at all, even when holding it with arm extended to side and me looking at side of gun, wrist cocked and limp, and doing magazine dumps...and it still was regularly whacking drink bottles and empty ammo boxes at 50yds. My old 681 and Old Blotchy are going to be my daily drivers, for sure. Best (and last) attempt at true to life colors of Old Blotchy, which would change the instant I oiled it, but this is pretty much what it looks like day to day...I love .45 automatics, the first handgun I ever fired as a kid, and truly feel blessed to have a WWII issue gun where I can order a case of FMJ to blast through it, and carry it daily...how many other folk are actually carrying a totally GI parts .45? I feel like the luckiest man in the world. [URL='https://postimg.cc/3kX671Kp'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/XYm0f1m2/20241024-123454.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/4KX03cd0'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/MGBJdb8z/20241024-123535.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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