[Gaffer]

Thanks. I agree with the new products.

However, I’ve got a 1943 Colt 1911A1 that I wouldn’t sell for all the tea in China, though....:0)

[MasterGunner01]

I do love the older Colt pistols. I have a 1943 vintage M1911A1 and a 1970s 8-inch barrel Colt Trooper Mk III in .357 Mag. I had a WW1 issue Colt M1917, but I sold it. That M1917 was a real war club, but it shot reliably and accurately in spite of its wartime manufacture. The best revolvers are built by S&W when compared to the average Colt revolver. [The WW1 S&W M1917 was far superior in fit and finish to the Colt M1917.]

S&W makes some great semi-auto winners and also some losers. Their original Model 39 series weren't all that reliable when subjected to the elements of snow, dust, mud, etc. Their third generation Model 3904 pistol [derived from the Model 39] was very reliable under all environmental conditions. These single stack S&W 9mm pistols are out of production. The Model 915 was the Gen III version of the Gen I Model 59 double stack 9mm magazine version of the Model 39. The model 915 went out of production in 2008.