Auto-Ordnance 1911A1 .45 ACP Pistol Review

The 1911 (designed in 1907) has been around nearly as long as Americans have been driving cars — the Ford Model T, generally considered the first affordable car, was introduced in 1908 — so it should be no surprise that it was a prized handgun during the “Roaring 20s”. While designed by John Moses Browning specifically for the military, this pistol was available for sale to the public at least as early as 1912. To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Roaring 20s it seems only right to cover one of the many retro-style 1911s on the market, in this case the Auto-Ordnance 1911A1.

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