Colt WWII 1911 A1 20th Anniversary
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2020
- Celebrating and honoring this old WWII Colt's 20th year with me as its curator.
Earlier videos with this pistol:
First Video: • Colt WWII 1911
Chapter 2 Video: • Colt WWII 1911 Chapter 2
Close-up Video: • Colt WWII 1911 Close-Up
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Other Videos with this pistol:
First Video: ruclips.net/video/GPDXNIiDFt4/видео.html
Chapter 2 Video: ruclips.net/video/RZSrDnVrVMs/видео.html
Close-up Video: ruclips.net/video/tHw8RhqZT4s/видео.html
Can you make a video on the short mosin nagant rifle?
The obrez pistol.
Parabéns curto muito os seus vídeo....
Hickock, what's your thoughts on the Masterkey?
That airplane sound just like a Spitfire. It could also be a Hurricane. I hope it's not Bf-109. Gotta love those classic firearms. Thank you for the video, and all the videos!
That design is 109 yrs old...and it's still doing its thing in the modern world. Respect to JMB...
Yeah look at all John Browning's designs. Amazing!
Its*
It's even older than that really, the tests for an auto-loading handgun were done in 1899 and 1900. The design had to have been done a few years before then.
Eli Donoso 🤔🗿
And it's beautiful
My Dad (still bright and shiny at 93) carried his in Pacific theater. The colt is aged brown, beautiful, still dead on. Old clear grip covers with pictures of his Mom and Dad, his sister, my mom and his dog followed him into battle. Still in the family and will always be. Thanks, so much, hickok45.
Back in 1968 I was in Vietnam I was a M 60 machine gunner! I carried one of these colts on my hip and was glad to have it.
Thank you for your service!
Was Fortunate Son playing though?
Thank you for your service. God bless you.
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
Best gun ever made, reliable, good enough capacity, strong enough load and when you run out of ammo its sturdy enough to use as a hammer and beat someone shitless with it. I've carried mine for 23 years and have never had a malfunction.
I'm from Germany and I have a special edition of a Gun Magazine about the 1911.
There was a nice story about a 1911 that a German civilian was presented by an US veteran.
The German guy was in wounded in the hospital when the town was liberated by the US Army.
Because he had 3 years English lessons in school, he became the translator between the American Officers and the German medical personnel.
He became a kind of friend with a Sergeant.
He was send home in 1945, and thought he wouldn't see this Sergagain.
In 1964 he became a chairman in a big German Company, and they had good contacts with an American Artillery in Neckarsulm.
And who was the Manager of the Rid&Gun Club? This Sergeant.
The German guy became a Lifemember of the NRA, and when the Sergeant was retired in 1966,he sold the 1911 that he carries since WW II, and give it as a present to his German friend.
Stephan L awesome story
That's a great story
This story proves we are spirits not animals
was he in the SS?
@@michaelflannigan5092 I don't know, he didn't mention his Branche in the article
Now THAT is a neat story! I am sure the gun meant a lot to him.
God, it’s hard to believe that he had this gun for 20 years. And what’s more crazy is that every time you look at a 1911, you are looking at an 100+ year old gun design.
*design. But yeah. Its an iconic weapon.
This specific one has to be 75 years old at the least, probably older, so it's pretty close.
..100+ year old GUN DESIGN.
Fixed it for you.
M E thank you
Steven Bobby Bills it’s 77 years old (or will be soon), he said in the video that it was made in 1943.
Bought one for my dad for Christmas last year. I got it from CMP and we researched it and it was as built between 1917 and 1918. It is a complete Colt gun, and has a lot of wear and patina.
Just love the 1911. With a history like this one.. fantastic!
And then it blows up the Tiger.
The film tries to make out like it was the air support.
But we know better.
@@adamheywood113 : absolutely !! :-)
I just wanted to say thank you for doing this video my grandfather passed away 2 days ago. He was a pistol marksman in the military and the 1911 A1 was the pistol they used in there competitions. Thank you hickok45
God bless your Grand father
Thank you for your service grandpa !
@@donaldheitger6731 thank you
@@ODLSxHAM thank you
May your grandpa RIP!
Mike here from Vermont. Thanks for the video! Brought back memories of my dad who was in WWII and also a POW. We think we have it bad with what we are dealing with. Just imagine what those guys went thru! The Greatest generation!
This is quite possibly the most important handgun ever made. The 1911 is a beautiful firearm and even at 109 years old it’s still a reliable firearm.
When I was in the USN I qualified with the this pistol, the M14 and the Remington 870. My first three real loves! lol I was actually in when we were transitioning to the Beretta M9. A lot of grumpy old salts were chafing at the idea of change, I loved it. We gotta keep the tech curve moving forward, but I still have a Colt Officers model, which is just a little more compact than the full size with 3.5" barrel and a shortened grip frame with 6+1 capacity. I also bought a .22LR conversion kit just to plink and hunt small game.
Funny, when I went to boot camp at Great Lakes in '73, we qualified on these, but they had .22 conversions! I was SOOO disappointed!
@The Muffin Man More durable than...what? The M9? I am not sure I agree with that. I had one for seven years and I sold it with over 15,000 rounds through it. Maybe more. Hard to keep track of that sort of thing. But it is one tough customer. So is the 1911 though. I would say that if both are well maintained and decent ammo ran through, they should last. When you start feeding junk ammo through them, then you're asking for issues.
Very cool. Thank you for your service! Seeing as how you were raised on the 1911, what do you think of the modern polymer striker pistols?
@@thatsmrharley2u2 Same thing for me, ten years later in Orlando...
@@dilldowschwagginz2674 I love 'em. A Glock 43 is my EDC and I also have Sig Sauer SP2022. Hammer fired, striker fired, polymer, steel....as long as it goes BOOM when I pull the trigger, I love it. Quality is quality, no matter what
It's my birthday and I just love a real authentic Colt 1911 .45 , I jumped all over this video when I saw its availability. Made my day Hickock..
Hey Hickock, I absolutely love your videos and follow them since quite a while now. Since yesterday I'm a proud owner of a Colt 1911 A1 built in '43 in nearly perfect condition and can't wait to shoot it for the first time. Keep up the good work, greetings from Germany!
You all heard him. We're all meeting on RUclips in 30 years to see if Hickok can still hit the gong
I won't be around in 30 years.
Thank you for another great video Hickock 45. The very 1st gun I ever shot was when I was 10 years old in 1980, and you guessed it, it was a Colt 1911. The gun looked very old. I don't know if it was a World War II veteran gun or a classic remake but I do know that in the hands of a 10 year old it kicked like a mule, lol :) I always remind my older brother of that day and how much that pistol influenced my fight for our rights to individual freedoms especially 2A.
The first guns I fired were the the M1 Garand and the M1911.
I LOOOOOOOOVE me an old 1911! Thank you Mr Hickok! Always enjoy your videos.
Thank you for all the hard work you all ar doing this month. I'm a little jealous, wish that pistol was in my collection. The 1911, especially the 45 have always been my favorite platform. Thank again for the videos, but even more so for honoring the man who carried that weapon
I have my dads 1911A1 that he carried in his 23 year career in the army. Not the one he was issued in ‘41,which was lost when he was wounded,but one he snagged at the end of WW2. Its a Remington Rand,made in 1944. He had it nickel plated in Japan in ‘49,where I was born,and carried it in Korea and Formosa (Taiwan). First gun I ever fired. Been told the nickel plating ruined its collector value,not that I care. To me is priceless.
Was at the range not too long ago with my younger brother, my mom and a friend who brought his guns. One of them was a genuine WW1 1911 and he had no idea it was from that time period. Interestingly, the slide didn’t lock to the rear like yours here but had no other malfunctions.
I also have the original 1911. Mine was passed to me from my grandfather. He carried it in WW 1.
2 consecutive days of top notch Colt offerings! Thank you for great content Hickok and Co.
First gun I ever shot, and still my favorite is a 1911 A1 made by Ithica that my grandmother's uncle carried in WWII. Used to annoy the hell out of my buddy that it shot straighter than his tricked out P14 .45. All original with the holster and everything. Beautiful chunk of steel.
All my friends laugh because I carried a Glock 19 for years then switched to a 1911. Never thought too much about them until I picked up one in a gun shop and fell in love! I own 4 of them now.
Thank you for sharing such a precious moment!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful 1911! I’m looking forward to you making another video featuring it in 30 years!
I love that you hit the gong on the first shot. That really made my day
What all other guns promise the 1911 has proven.
I swear the steel moves to where he's aiming 😂
They know better because if he misses he's still gonna keep coming after them😂😂
oh no vietcong
@@SludgeManCometh vietcong*
@@SludgeManCometh Vietdong*
@@SludgeManCometh its vietconggggggg
It's so awesome to see you honor such a war horse the sidearm of 2 world wars and honoring the man who carried may he always be the real hero keep up the amazing videos .
I am one of those people who have a 1911. It is my favorite fire arm of all time. I just bought one last year for my 21st birthday. It was my favorite gun since I was 11 because of the history behind it. And when I shot it I loved it even more. Great gun with a great story. It is a rock island M1911 A1 GI standard.
An absolute gorgeous piece of Americana🇺🇸. Thank you hickok45 for revisiting a classic 👍John Moses Browning master piece, The 1911. 1943 Colt M1911-A1, man I envy your treasure sir.
❤️Love the look of the M1911-A1 so much I've taken my modest $400 Rock Island Armory M1911-A1 and have gone WWII retro on it, adding a serrated arched mainspring housing with lanyard loop with USGI (Vietnam Era) brown plastic grip panels and of course a M3 holster.
🇺🇲Stay well. Go in peace.
Loved the historical firearms video’s. Thanks for the entertainment Hickok45!
We love you Hickok! And we love Jon too! I only have 2 1911’s but I bet I collect a few more along the way! Great vid! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful piece!
Thank you for the daily videos! I really enjoy looking forward to one each day. Greetings from Elizabethtown, KY.
Have loved the 1911 all my life. Have a series 80, after previously selling a series 70. Shouldn’t have sold that one either. Has served our country well. Thanks John Browning.
Thanks for honoring gunny fine sir! Sure appreciates it, wherever he is.
Man what a joy to see the old A1. Mine is a civilian model from '47, almost as old as me. Not quite as stock as yours, probably not the back story either. If I ever get another hand gun It'll be a 1911 or single action revolver. I'm glad I got to ride along on your celebration. Thanks for being here
Why wait thirty years! I say we make this an annual event. Never get tired of the 1911's!
Yeah, maybe we just have a "Vintage 1911" day once a year and bring them all out to shoot. :-)
Thank you for mentioning Lee. He's smiling. John M. B made a perfect pistol
Always love the 1911 vids. thanks! I bought an A1 Springfield and I shoot it as well as I shoot my model 13-2 revolver. These guns are timeless. That one is historical!
I have a 1943 as well. My grandpa was able to bring it back from WWII. I love it.
Love this gun, and its way cool holster! I've seen three of your vids about them. It's the stuff of dreams... Thanks for sharing with us. (I only shoot Federal and Remington in my newer 1911s). Great vid, Ty.
Your 20th anniversary with it, it's 76th year in existence. One hell of a firearm. Philippines/Pacific so fair chance he was a Marine. My dad was a jar head radioman in the Pacific Theater 43-45.
That is a beautiful and historic 45. Wow and as always your shooting is amazing
Awesome video mate thank you so much for time you have put into this great video
Man I just love how excited he gets to shoot different guns. Just makes me smile when I see the pure joy! especially when he "smokes a little pot" haha thanks for the videos man!
Thanks great show Hickok's
You hit more targets without missing with an old 1911 than when using other new models. Just shows that 1911 pistols are just as good in 2020 as they were in 1943.
A great performing gun, the shape and look ... never gets old.
Colt 1911 is my favorite WW2 Pistol
Same
I'll have two number 9's, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, two number 7, two number 45's, one with cheese and a large soda.
I have never seen you use it large smoke.
@@ulisescortaza3143 subscribe to big smoke
@@theintrovert7902 Oh so that's why your ordered 2 number 45's?
Love watching Hickok videos while i’m under torrential rains and tornado warnings
Hickok, I own one and love it. To me for power, accuracy, and reliability you can't do much better.
Thanks for bringing it out, had to opportunity to shoot a 1911 from 1914 I believe. It was a sweet shooter, hope to own a real GI model myself one of these days.
Love me some 1911 pistols !!!!!!!! Thanks for showing this peace of history 1911 , Hickok45 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👍 Thumbs up for video #12 in the April series. Awesome old pistol! So cool that you got it for a great price 20 years ago. Thanks for sharing.
Bought a very similar version of the gun you were holding in 1968. I called the Colt company and gave them the serial number. They told me the pistol was built in 1943 and saw action in the Pacific. Any more information would cost $50.00. I was happy with what they told me for free. I had a gunsmith go through the weapon and update it. That is my favorite pistol
Nothing like a 1911 bought my first one last year I am totally in love with it I can't believe I never got into them when I was young.😁😁
Appreciate y’all from Texas
The first 1911 I bought was a Remington Rand in 1970 when I was 17. Paid a $100 for it, that was a lot for a 17 year old working in my dad's grocery store. Had some pitting on one side of the slide from being stored in its original holster but it shot great.
I _did_ really enjoy this, thank you!
Love this gun. I don’t have a WW2 era 1911, but I inherited my grandfathers which I think he bought around 1968.
My grandfather taught me how to shoot from age 10. My first pistol was a few years later. His father’s actual WW2 1911/A1 whichever you’d officially call it. Was a great piece and really something to be used 3 generations later.
The design is incredible for being 109 years old. It is still a very visible option for self defense in the modern day. How many guns have that reputation.
What a nice introduction for such a royal firearm, I collect revolvers but no gun collection can be complete without one of those.. Beautiful!
A beautiful 1911 and a beautiful piece of history! ✌🏻🇨🇦
Wow! At 5:47 you can actually see the bullet flying to the gong!
I had to keep rewinding it to make sure that was the case lol
Shows how slow 45 acp is 😂
I been saw that happening
Incoming....hit the deck
Happy anniversary 🎉. Thank you all for your service, past, present and future.
How I imagine Hickok puts this gun away. Sets it on the table and lets out a sigh of satisfaction, then gently wraps it in a soft clean cloth, transfers it to a slightly beat up case as if handling an ancient relic. As he puts the case away he whispers "you're history" sometimes with a single manly tear in his eye, walks away knowing everything going to be alright.
Yes, this firearm is worthy of such "poetry." :-)
I was in the Air Force, stationed in Japan in 1957 and carried a Colt 45 on security duty.
R Lee Ermey’s watching this from somewhere hopefully. Till Valhalla.
I have a 1943 Army issued 1911 as well and a 1985 Auto Ordinance 1911. The 1943 Colt is obviously older yet shoots and functions 100 times better than the AO. Just more proof that they don’t make’em like they used to! Thanks for the great vids Hickok and stay safe.
The 1911 has a good reputation Hickok, u have a nice one. Great shooting buddy. It was nice of u to help out a veteran, and what people don't know won't hurt them. Great shooting as always. U and Tennessee take care Hickok.
This guy bought this gun 9 years before I was born.
Dang.
>Tfw gun is older than you
A lot of things happened before you were born.
@@Panzer_Runner the actual firearm itself is AT LEAST 75 years old, due to being carried in WWII. He only bought it 20 years ago.
Steven Bobby Bills it’s 100+ years old
TFW he got it the year I was born.
That is a really historical 1911. There was a lot of action in the Pacific during WWII. My Father was in the Coast Guard and made it back as did one of my Uncles. Another Uncle went MIA in the Pacific in a Heavy Bomber in the Army Air Corp. So anything from that era is a huge interest to me. I always think of the man or men that depended on their sidearms and how they may have been the only reason they did make it back. Thank you for a wonderful video and some real history. Peace To All!
I think the wear makes the it look even cooler. Gives it character and personality
When I got the Florida the first gun I bought with my 1911 matter of fact the SR1911 Ruger and I think I watch this video before that's what twisted my arm keep up the good work guys
7:15 reminds me of Tom Hanks on the bridge shooting at the tank. Saving Private Ryan
BOOM
I remember that.
One of my favorite scenes in that or any other movie.
auang you guys must not be shooters of the 45 ACP. If the suns in the right position (my guess) you can see the bullet streak down range. Have had it happen more than once and seen it several times in Hickok’s videos.
Just saw that movie before watching this video
I think that the backstory of the scratches on the frame makes the gun that much more interesting. What a nice piece of history.
Absolute favorite Handgun of all time , 1911s are a such a joy taking out to the range
John-“A great gun for da-fence”! 😂. What a great line!
I bought a Remington 1911a1 43 made came off a navy ship.
About 01 or 02. For less then 700 in Kingman AZ from a shop. Someone had put elk horns on it. I bought the correct ringed grips like yours.
She was a sweet heart.
Good to see you man.
He's dead on with it.
Thank you hickok45, makin' an RN smile!
When I got out of the service in 1980 one of the first things I did was purchase a Colt government model 1911 and a 12 gauge (both mainly for home defense). Over the years I have bought and traded guns but one that I will never get rid of is the Colt. The fell of it in my hand is just so comfortable that unless you have had a gun fit so well I have a hard time explaining the sensation. It becomes an extension of your arm.
Anyway thanks for sharing 👍✌️🇺🇸
Carried one in the Navy on ship during watch on roving patrol and shore patrol. Discharged in 1984 just before the Beretta 94 became the official sidearm. Thankfully my Brother was still enlisted during their decommissioning in 1985-86 and he got me one when the USN was selling them to active duty. It is my most cherished sidearm to this day.
Its always honorable to help someone. Nobody wishes to let go of their treasures unless it's crucial
Give John Browning credit for making major contributions toward modern weapons. The 1911 has served in every American war since its invention. Many people have one or more in their collection. Thanks for sharing.
Has a bad trigger, Mr Hickok 45 goes on to hit everything he aims at!! Thank you for all your hard work Sir stay safe.
Hickok memory is improving, he remembered to miss once or twice! Very nice 45.
Hickock45 please bless us and never die
There's nothing like a Colt 45! I bought mine 25 years ago used for $500. It was a steal looking back at the purchase. By far it's my favorite gun and one day it will be passed down to my grandson so he can enjoy it.
Arguably the best handgun ever built. If you into guns, this one is to be part of your collection hands down. Also would like to see a video of Hickok’s gun collection.
the 1911 is such a classic!
I have my fathers WWII carry , 1911A1 , Its made by Remington. and it's in as good as condition as yours ,Sir. ! Im almost '70. now and it was the first gun my brother and I shot , and then used many more times over all these years ! Of all my dad's guns from WWII , The .45 is my favorite still ! my father gave it to me when I was about '40 ! Its still my main pistol , because I just think there is anything else that can stop someone like it can ! It is a "BEAST" !!
Hitting that gong with those sights, amazing!
Fantastic.
It deserves any limelight it sees.
Nice 1911 firearm and nice story and history to go along with the firearm .
Speaking of the military, I was supposed to arrive on Parris Island today. The date was pushed back a week because of the pandemic. At the very least, I'm glad I was able to see another video from you, so it's not all bad.
Enjoy that "Island Vacation"! :-)
Seriously, good luck and thanks for your willingness to jump into service.
Just an awesome weapon and great piece of history. I dreamed of getting a Colt but due to the prize I had to go a little lower in price for now. The looks and feel of my Ruger sr1911 is like going back in time when I was a boy playing PS shooting 1911s in WWII games. Awesome video and good shooting sir.