Notes: Armscor began making am M-1911A1 clone in 1995; this version is essentially identical to the Colt M-1911A1 (which the Filipino military had already been using for decades), and it’s operation, features, and appearance are virtually identical to those of the Colt M-1911A1. (The Filipinos have actually been license-producing the M-1911A1 for some time, though I don’t know if it is Armscor or its predecessor company (Squibman), or some other company that was doing it.)

The Armscor M-1911A1 does, however, have some differences from the standard Colt M-1911A1. Some of these are due to local manufacturing methods, but other changes include a skeletonized trigger and hammer, elongated beavertail and grip safety, and enlarged manual safety and slide catch. The Armscor variant is almost invariably blued, though the M-1911A1P is Parkerized instead of simply blued, and a very rare stainless steel variant is available.

A third variant, the M-1911A2, was also produced, though it was not available in its standard form in the US until after the sunset of the Gun Control Act of 1994. During the Gun Control Act’s tenure, versions sold in the US were essentially identical to the M-1911A1P, but were available in blued, Parkerized, or stainless steel finishes; overseas (in most countries) and in the US post-Gun Control Act, it was available with its original 13-round double-column magazine. The weight remained the same in either case.