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tipoc · October 30, 2008, 07:17 PM

By the way oldbullseye,

You can see more about these excellent guns over here...

http://www.coltautos.com/

The book I mentioned is also listed there and can be ordered.

I mentioned above that the Commander had the "thin" barrel and that this was to reduce weight. Folks may recall that at the end of the second world war the U.S. considered replacing the GM with another design that, among other things, was lighter. Colt's response to this was the Commander which originally had an alloy frame. The slide was also lightened and the barrels of the 9mm and .38 Super guns made thinner than the same barrels in the GM. The military did not change over from the 1911 and so the Commander went to the civilian market but the thinner barrel stayed.

Tamara, I don't think you did so bad at all.

tipoc

October 30, 2008, 07:17 PM	#11
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	By the way oldbullseye, You can see more about these excellent guns over here... http://www.coltautos.com/ The book I mentioned is also listed there and can be ordered. I mentioned above that the Commander had the "thin" barrel and that this was to reduce weight. Folks may recall that at the end of the second world war the U.S. considered replacing the GM with another design that, among other things, was lighter. Colt's response to this was the Commander which originally had an alloy frame. The slide was also lightened and the barrels of the 9mm and .38 Super guns made thinner than the same barrels in the GM. The military did not change over from the 1911 and so the Commander went to the civilian market but the thinner barrel stayed. Tamara, I don't think you did so bad at all. tipoc