Springfield Armory 1911-A1 5″ 45ACP STAINLESS STEEL Loaded Operator

Springfield Armory’s 1911-A1 Loaded Operator brings together the combination of the original specs of the GI 1911 and the improved customization from the Civilian market.

Features:

• Extended Ambidextrous Thumb Safety
• Ergonomic Beavertail Grip Safety
• Lightweight Delta Hammer
• Extended Trigger
• Match Stainless Steel Barrel and Bushing
• 2 Piece N.M. Full Length Guide Rod
• Forged Steel Slide
• Forged Steel Frame
• Height: 5.5″
• Length: 8.6″

About Springfield Armory

In 1777, just after the start of the American Revolution George Washington established the United States’ first armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Armory during the Revolutionary War was used as a site to secure ammunition and gun carriages vital to the struggle for independence. After the Revolutionary War, the Springfield Armory began manufacturing muskets for the new nation and quickly became a center for weapons development in the United States for nearly two centuries, producing some of the nation’s most prolific firearms including the M1911 pistol, M1 Garand rifle, and the M14 rifle.

After the Springfield Armory was closed in 1968 by the federal government, the Reese family of Geneseo, Illinois licensed the name and insignia of Springfield Armory. Since then the company has dedicated itself to protecting the legacy of the Springfield Armory by continuing to develop high quality firearms and reproducing some of the Armory’s most famous firearms like the 1911 pistol and their semi-automatic version of the M14, the M1A rifle. Springfield Armory has won multiple American Rifleman’s Golden Bullseye Awards and has become one of the largest firearm manufactures in the world.