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Yes. They have a kink in the middle that prevents them from flying across the room when you remove the thumb safety for a detailed strip and cleaning.
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LOL,
. Sometimes we make things more complicated than they are. Been guilty of it myself.
However:
NO! If you order a new spring it won't come bent.
YES! The thing needs to be kinked for the reasons already stated. So, using two pairs of pliers, kink the dang thing.
And forever after, when removing the thumb safety from a 1911, be careful. Even kinked ones can get loose on you.
Any good smithie should take care of such matters when working on your gun. Same for automatically replacing the firing pin spring.