The nickel finish is actually a rather dull silver, similar to the nickel finish on other Umarex pellet shooters. Early black Standard Models featured a glossy black finish while later models have a more matt finish. The Standard Model is available in black or nickel finish. There are three versions of the basic Umarex 1911: The Standard Model, The Centenary Edition and the Dark Ops version. CO2 is stored inside the grip and accessed by operating the magazine catch, which releases the right grip and gives access to the CO2 compartment. It follows the pattern of other Umarex pellet firing replicas in having an eight-shot, rotary pellet holder which is hidden inside the slide and accessed by operating the slide release which allows the front of the slide to move forward. The Umarex Colt Government 1911 A1 is a licensed replica constructed of metal other than for plastic (or wood on some versions) grips and some internal parts. By 1930, most 1911s were supplied with a non-reflective, Parkerized finish (though some were still finished using Du-lite, a Colt proprietary bluing process) so finish alone can’t be used to distinguish between models. Later models also tended to feature the cheaper Parkerized finish compared to the blued finish on originals, but this wasn’t co-incident with the release of the M1911A1. The distinctive original wooden grips featuring a double-diamond pattern were found to be complex and expensive to produce, so the later model also featured simplified grip checkering. Some users also complained of a long reach to the trigger, so a shorter trigger and frame cut-outs were introduced. To prevent this, the grip safety spur was extended and the hammer shortened and re-shaped.
COLT 1911 A1 AIR PISTOL SKIN
Some users suffered from “ hammer-bite” (where the web of skin between the thumb and forefinger is nipped between the hammer and grip safety spur when the slide recoils). The M1911 was found to have a tendency to shoot low, so a curved mainspring housing was introduced to raise the natural pointing position of the pistol. Though the M1911 was generally popular, there were a few niggling issues. Changes to the M1911 came about following experience of using the original pistol in action. However, I do want to talk briefly here about the differences between the original M1911 and the modified M1911A1 introduced in 1924 as that has some relevance to this review. I have already covered the background to the Colt 1911 in an article about the handgun designs of John Moses Browning (you’ll find a link to that article at the end of this one). Can you spot the other six differences? Answers at the bottom of this article (and in the paragraph below). One change (the M1911A1 has a wider foresight) isn’t really evident in photos.
How good is your knowledge of the Colt 1911? Other than finish, there are seven physical differences between the original M1911and the later M1911A1. Both were fine target shooters but the fit and finish on the Centenary Edition was simply outstanding and way ahead of most other replicas I have owned.Ĭolt 1911 spot-the difference. I have owned two Umarex Colt 1911s – an early nickel finish model and a later glossy black Centenary Edition. Mechanically it’s very similar to other Umarex pellet shooting replicas such as the Walther CP88 but it also happens to be one of my all-time favourite replicas, so, don’t expect a completely unbiased review here! The Colt Government 1911 A1 is a pellet shooting replica air pistol from German manufacturer Umarex.
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