One of these things is not like the other
IF you know what these are, we can be friends.
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Just kidding, we are always friends. With that being cleared up, note all the little differences between these “GI .45s”
To check your knowledge: On the left is a Union Switch & Signal company-produced M1911A1 from 1943, made for the U.S. Army in Swissvale, Pennsylvania. On the right, a Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk-made M/1914 from 1925, made for the Royal Norwegian Army in Oslo.
Don’t let the slide markings fool you, both are in .45ACP, and both likely saw service in WWII.
I recently got to handle a few of each in our vault and put together a little article on these more uncommon Government Issue .45s. Check it out in my column at Guns.com