Posted: 10/25/2011 6:21:32 PM EDT
| does anyone have a good image of a demilled .45? thanx- TG |
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This is one pic that I have seen. http://www.mil.ee/~fotek/gallery/pildid/album171/abw.sized.jpg That'll buff right out. 
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This is one pic that I have seen. http://www.mil.ee/~fotek/gallery/pildid/album171/abw.sized.jpg Exactly why surviving US pistols from the 1911-era are so valuable today. But to the queation, a de-mil'd 1911 would look exactly the same as a functional one. They have some of these in Europe where they can't have the real, functioning article. From what I have seen and heard, the de-mil operation can vary. One gent from the UK told how his only had a piece of steel welded inside the chamber. Otherwise, the pistol could be racked, snapped and taken apart in the normal way. This would be the best way for a de-mil to be found in the USA because all it would take is a new barrel. Some others have more welding which not only blocks the barrel but welds the barrel to the slide. I'd guess most any de-mil'd pistol could be restored to function if you wanted to bad enough. |