1911 The First 100 Years: The First 100 Years [first edition]

Celebrate the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 in 1911: The First 100 Years! Now, in one fascinating, illustrated volume, authority Patrick Sweeney celebrates the 100th anniversary of the greatest fighting handgun ever designed, John M. Browning's legendary 1911 .45.Early predecessors of the 19111911 history and developmentToday's factory 1911 modelsCompetition 1911s and top 1911 gunsmithsCustom 1911s that shoot as good as they lookLavishly illustrated with 1911 photos collected from around the worldFor the collector, for the shooter, for the historian--for anyone interested in the evolution of this truly American classic, 1911: The First 100 Years is a must-have volume.