Post by webmaster on Dec 26, 2011 20:47:29 GMT -8
In 1998 the FBI switch back to the 1911 .45, and at first there was no one designated manufacturer. Over time Springfield became the the primier manufacter. The Marines also have their own version called the Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations.
Anyone who has looked for a new Springfield 1911, this year has found them in short supply. Part of the problem is the FBI version is handmade, which takes up a lot of "time" from the commerical version side of things. The FBI's hand made versions are unique hand made custom items.
All of these components are available “off the shelf,” but it is how Springfield’s Custom Shop builds each pistol that makes them special. When the shooter disassembles the pistol, he finds that each major component—barrel, barrel bushing, slide stop and slide—is numbered with the last three digits of the pistol’s serial number. None of these components will fit any other pistol
www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=656
History of FBI sidearms
www.americanrifleman.org/articles/history-of-fbi-handguns/