Ebook: 1911: the First 100 Years

In 1911, the history of firearms changed forever with the adoption of the greatest pistol ever designed, the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 - known today simply as the 1911. Now, in one fascinating, illustrated volume, authority Patrick Sweeney celebrates the 100th anniversary of the greatest fighting handgun ever designed, John M. Brownings legendary 1911 .45. From the predecessors of the 1911 and its contemporaries to the best of today's semi- and -full-custom models, you'll find it in 1911: The First 100 Years. Lavishly illustrated with photographs collected from around the world, 1911.;Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Momentous Year of 1911; Chapter 2: How Did We Get Here?; Chapter 3: The Trials of the Century; Chapter 4: Before the Great War; Chapter 5: The Great War; Chapter 6: Between the Wars; Chapter 7: WWII; Chapter 8: The Postwar Era; Chapter 9: New Colts and New 1911s; Chapter 10: Reinventing the 1911: Jeff Cooper and IPSC; Chapter 11: Early Custom 1911s; Chapter 12: Thrown Out of Work; Chapter 13: Expansionary Inflation and IPSC; Chapter 14: Everyone Makes a 1911; Chapter 15: Custom 1911s for a New Century.