It is also believed that by this time the pistols were being completely manufactured in Brazil, which in addition to the frame and slide changes is thought to have helped reduce the manufacturing costs of the pistol.ĮDIT: From what I have read is that under the right side grip panel there should be a date of manufacture on the Brazil pistols. 38 Super-sized firing pin was used and the frame made with less-rounded contours on the dust cover and front strap. Larger 3-dot sights were added, the ejection port was flared, a. In addition to manufacturing "factory custom" guns with larger sights, rowel hammers, a beavertail grip safety, and other changes, the basic "Mil-Spec 1911-A1" was altered as well. But beginning around 1990 Springfield began to update their 1911-A1 line to incorporate changes often requested by customers. Aside from that however they remained mechanically identical to the original M1911A1 for a number of years. Only a few thousand guns into production the cocking serrations became angled forward, the ejection port was lowered, and the thumb safety changed to a Colt-style with the larger thumb shelf. The first Springfield 1911-A1 pistols were dead ringers for a US military-issue M1911A1 pistol, down to everything except the markings. The raw forgings were produced in Brazil, then shipped to Illinois for final machining, finishing and assembly. A few years after opening their doors they began to offer complete M1 and M1A rifles, and by 1985 they had released their own version of a 1911, called the "Model 1911-A1". Their manufacturing source was a Brazilian weapons producer, Industria de Material Belico do Brasil (IMBEL). Again, this new private company was completely unrelated in everything but name to the old government armory, however they began offering replacement parts and builder's kits for M1 Garand, M1A (a civilian-legal M14), and 1911-type firearms. In 1974 a commercial enterprise in Geneseo, IL was formed and incorporated, taking the name of Springfield Armory.
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