Chevelle SS
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I was curious if there ever was a 1911 produced without a grip safety.
IIRC the original 1911 didn't have a grip safety. It was added at the US Army's request and with a few other changes resulted in the 1911A1.
IIRC the original 1911 didn't have a grip safety.
I don't see why that is such a concern.at least one mechanical safety
Do they have cocked hammers and 3 lb triggers also?I don't see why that is such a concern to you.
I own multiple guns that don't have any safety at all, thumb or grip.
Darn things just don't go off until the trigger is pulled.
Odd, that.
There's still the half-cock in the event of hammer hook failure and possibly a Series 80 firing pin safety depending on the model.Since the advent of the "speed bump", I'm not sure what purpose the pinned grip safety or the one piece "always on" grip "safety"/MSH serves.
I somewhat regularly find my carry 1911 has somehow disengaged its thumb safety (this has occurred for a number of years with a number of 1911s, so it is not a mechanical issue with one 1911).
This is not a major concern as I still have two active safety devices (the grip safety and my index finger's position) between me and disaster.
If we remove the grip safety from the equation, I am down to the safety between my ears...and although my ego tells me that is sufficient, I would prefer to retain at least one mechanical safety as well. Call me crazy, or perhaps, older and wiser.
One very well thought of pistolsmith made note that his personal 1911 has the grip safety deactivated and an intact Series 80 safety meaning the pistol must still have the GS depressed in order for it to fire.
So, we're all in agreement, then, that the grip safety is superfluous and patently absurd??