Everyone has a 1911 style pistol, I have owned many.
There were made by the millions in WWII by various manufactures.
However one unlikely manufacture only made 500 of these pistols. And while it is estimated there are 5 to 10 thousand counterfeit copies in the world of these special 1911 .45 pistols very few authentic ones remain accounted for after being issued to military personnel during the war. They bring a premium when a real one is offered for sale.
So who made these very rare indeed 1911 pistols?
Note: Original and correct xxx pistols are highly desired by collectors and when sold, bring significantly higher prices
than more common 1911A1 pistols. The Krause Publications 2002 鉄tandard Catalog of Firearms Price Guide lists (Original) xxx pistols
in excellent condition (96%-98%) at $25,000, in very good condition (92%-95%) at $18,000, in good condition (85%-95%) at $12,000,
in fair condition (65%-85%) at $7,000, and in poor condition (60%or less) at $3,500. xxx pistols are one of the most copied/forged M1911-A1s