Who is making blued 1911's?

[9mm]

I cannot find a blued 1911, you know the ones like in 1942.

All the 1911's I can find are parkerized/SS etc.. What happen to the cool 1942 style 1911's?

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvBgKr3O4CwY4ASRsA1_7URIzljyX8Vtnyzq2YMT0NA9oW1gadtg

Anything like this being made? just pure nice blued and shiny.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTP-Lz7l_ACCNIXfT92y4Uq2EP-mm_PwkXWqMq_0-kPemk-zPeb

[Auto426]

Colt is one of the few still offering blued guns.

[michael t]

American Classic has Blue 1911 's

[Officer's Match]

Not old school GI style, but Les Baer still blues.

[WVsig]

Colt still makes a nice blued 1911.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t213/rellascout/colts-3.gif

[Hunter Customs]

Colt would most likely be your best choice if you want a mass produced blued 1911 pistol.

I too, am very fond of nice bluing.
Bluing being a transparent finish will not cover up bad metal prep like paint will.
I believe that's why so many gun companies and even some custom builders choose paint, they don't want to do the metal prep.

Here's a picture of a custom 9mm I built and sold a while back, this gun is blued.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter


http://www.huntercustoms.com/images/07232008i.jpg

[Bill DeShivs]

All the 1911 (A1) models made in 1942 were parkerized. The OP's picture is of a 1911-which wasn't even made in 1942.

[KyJim]

In addition to Colt and Baer mentioned previously, Remington makes a pretty nice looking blue 1911. Ed Brown will also make any of his models in blue. His blued guns are almost black:

Les Baer blue:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x223/KyJim_photos/1911s/Baer_Premier_DSCN9451.jpg

Colt (Anniversary) and Brown (Centennial) blued models:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x223/KyJim_photos/1911_Anniversay_2.jpg

[RickB]

All the 1911 (A1) models made in 1942 were parkerized. The OP's picture is of a 1911-which wasn't even made in 1942.


I think early '42 Colts, and early production Remington Rands were in blue. I know that some Colts have parkered slides and frames, but with blued small parts, so there must have been a transition period.

EDIT: Looks like about 25,000 blued or mixed-finish pistols made by Colt in '42 (~756,000 - 780,000 serial range)

[380acp]

Why not buy a used ria or sa gi and and have a gunsmith blue it?

[Rugerismisticness]

I like .380s idea, I just don't know where I could locally get a hotblue. I cold blued an RIA 1911 because it was getting beat. I polished up the slide and it turned out good. I do have to touch it up from time to time.